The 12 Best Winter Jackets Under $500

Recession special! These high-quality coats will keep you toasty all season long.

Dec 24, 2009


It's 20 degrees here in NYC, though with the wind, it feels a little south of -15. Yup, winter has finally arrived, folks. If you haven't already done so, it's time to take all your winter clothes out of storage. That means pulling out your winter coats and jackets. You can try to get by with a bunch of layers—thermal, flannel, hoodie, down vest—but there are gonna be days when it's so cold it feels like the wind cuts through all your layers and you have to focus most of your energy on not shivering?

In our December/January issue, we highlighted four of our favorite types of winter jackets, but, as it goes when you pick the best, they were all pretty damn pricey. This go around, we're bringing you 12 of the best winter jackets under $500. So even if your pockets are light after all the holiday shopping, you can still afford at least one of them.

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10.DEEP BARNSTORMER JACKET
Click here to Buy It Now at Karmaloop, $176 SCHOTT WOOL FIELD JACKET
Click here to Buy It Now at Schott, $99

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DUNDERDON AXELMAN CANVAS JACKET
Click here to Buy It Now at Need Supply, $195 POLO RALPH LAUREN FIELD JACKET
Click here to Buy It Now at Bloomingdale's, $395

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FRENCH CONNECTION MILITARY COAT
Click here to Buy It Now at French Connection, $260 3.1 PHILLIP LIM UNIVERSITY COAT
Click here to Buy It Now at Aloha Rag, $263

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GAP SHERPA-LINED PARKA
Click here to Buy It Now at Gap, $100 CROOKS & CASTLES TRENCHMAN JACKET
Click here to Buy It Now at Commonwealth, $112

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J.LINDEBERG OLIVER DOWN JACKET
Click here to Buy It Now at SSense, $347 SUPREME PUFFY JACKET
Click here to Buy It Now at Supreme, $164

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TOPMAN BLACK WOOL MIX OVERCOAT
Click here to Buy It Now at Topman, $250 G-STAR WOOL GARBER TRENCH
Click here to Buy It Now at Asos, $331

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