# Why are there no long, hooded coats for men? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 16, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899 "2010-11-16T19:34:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/1 "2010-11-16T19:34:52Z")
I’m really talking about cloaks here, I suppose - amongst the range of coats available for men, there are lots of short ones with hoods - like, say [this one](http://media.cyrillus.com/images/4/78/BM/4X_04100_0038.jpg), and there are lots of long coats, like [this one](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41M4fVN4uWL.jpg)… … but there don’t seem to be many, or any long, hooded coats. Women can get 'em, but the only ones available for men are really conspicuously Gandalf-Obi-Wan-Dumbledore-Grim-Reaper style. A three-quarter or full length wool or cashmere overcoat with hood would be supremely useful to me. Why can’t I get one? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/2 "2010-11-16T19:44:11Z")
I also like the way that looks, and have difficutlty finding one. It’s not impossible, though; whenever I see someone wearing one I ask where it was purchased. Then when I am told it was a gift I howl in rage. Sometimes I find a store that sells 'em only to find my stupid broad shoulders renders all those in stock impractical for me. WhenI track down something that fits, I shall buy two. Possibly three. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/3 "2010-11-16T19:52:31Z")
[Two](http://www.jlgleather.co.uk/mens-leather-coats-c-38_53.html) [links](http://www.porhomme.com/2010/10/assembly-new-york-sunburn-hooded-trench-coat/) for you. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/4 "2010-11-16T20:09:00Z")
Look up Drizabone, full length stockman coats from Australia with capes and hoods. www.drizabone.com.au ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/5 "2010-11-16T20:27:33Z")
I have one like you describe and they seem to be fairly easy to google. Use the key woods ‘full-length hooded coat mens’ and you will see some. Here is a decent one. [http://www.amazon.com/BGSD-Hooded-Blend-Duffle-Black/dp/B002R37U0G/ref=pd\_sbs\_a\_2](http://www.amazon.com/BGSD-Hooded-Blend-Duffle-Black/dp/B002R37U0G/ref=pd_sbs_a_2) ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/6 "2010-11-16T20:41:11Z")
Here’s the [one I was thinking of](http://www.drizabone.com.au/store.asp?pr=15&ban=M&store=Mens-p-1-c-1250), it has a detachable hood. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/7 "2010-11-16T20:44:03Z")
Men just don’t wear certain things in certain eras. Like a lot of conventional masculinity, it is not explicitly decided or defined - it just happens, then becomes part of the semi-conscious or conscious code of conventional men. Manly is as manly does; whatever it does not do is unmanly. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/8 "2010-11-16T21:24:04Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > I have one like you describe and they seem to be fairly easy to google. Use the key woods ‘full-length hooded coat mens’ and you will see some. Here is a decent one. > > [http://www.amazon.com/BGSD-Hooded-Blend-Duffle-Black/dp/B002R37U0G/ref=pd\_sbs\_a\_2](http://www.amazon.com/BGSD-Hooded-Blend-Duffle-Black/dp/B002R37U0G/ref=pd_sbs_a_2) That one is the same as the hooded, but not full-length coat in my first link. It’s nice, but too short. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/9 "2010-11-16T21:31:29Z")
The OP answered his own question. Full length hooded coats for men look sinister. At best you just look like a creepy wizard. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/10 "2010-11-16T23:35:22Z")
I don’t think they need look creepy or wizardy, unless designed that way, but nobody really seems to do it (none of the products linked so far are really what I’m after - I certainly don’t want leather - I’m after a thick wool or cashmere fabric, really - because it’s comfortable and warm and stays warm even if it gets a bit wet). Maybe I’ll need to tailor it myself… ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/11 "2010-11-17T00:01:12Z")
[http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/original-mountain-man-hooded-capote.aspx?a=585812](http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/original-mountain-man-hooded-capote.aspx?a=585812) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/12 "2010-11-17T00:19:39Z")
That’s quite close to what I want, in construction and intent, but the wrap-around belt starts to make it look a bit Gandalf-y ---
**Author:** ![dzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/13 "2010-11-17T05:23:01Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > [Two](http://www.jlgleather.co.uk/mens-leather-coats-c-38_53.html) [links](http://www.porhomme.com/2010/10/assembly-new-york-sunburn-hooded-trench-coat/) for you. I have a 3/4 length black coat like the one at the bottom of the first link that I got at Burlington coat factory. It has a zip in liner and a zip on/off hood. So you can use it hoodless most of the time but have the option if you need it. I really wanted a full length coat with hood but those are nearly impossible to find in normal stores - unless if you live in a major city possibly. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/14 "2010-11-17T08:25:06Z")
I know what the problem is, really - because this sort of thing happens to me quite a lot - I get some idealised notion in my head of something I’d like, then frustrate myself trying to find it in exact form in reality. It happened when I needed a rew mobile phone, it happened quite recently when I needed an umbrella. In the specific case of the umbrella, I _had_ the perfect one, but lost it, only to find that nothing on the market was quite its equal. At least in the case of the coat, I suppose there is a possibility of having it custom made. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/15 "2010-11-17T08:50:28Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > [Two](http://www.jlgleather.co.uk/mens-leather-coats-c-38_53.html) [links](http://www.porhomme.com/2010/10/assembly-new-york-sunburn-hooded-trench-coat/) for you. The guy in the second link - is he _supposed_ to look like a serial killer? ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/16 "2010-11-17T10:03:43Z")
> [@Girl\_From\_Mars](#): > > Look up Drizabone, full length stockman coats from Australia with capes and hoods. www.drizabone.com.au I had one of those. One of the best coats I ever had. Incredibly warm (I had the fleece lining), windproof, an rugged. If anyone is thinking of a duster, Drizabone is a great way to go. But I don’t think it’s what the OP is looking for cloak-wise. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/17 "2010-11-17T12:05:32Z")
I believe Barbour do full length coats. They have clip-on hoods. But real men wear hats. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/18 "2010-11-17T16:08:52Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > The guy in the second link - is he _supposed_ to look like a serial killer? Too many teeth. He’s just an apprentice. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/19 "2010-11-17T16:26:35Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I know what the problem is, really - because this sort of thing happens to me quite a lot - I get some idealised notion in my head of something I’d like, then frustrate myself trying to find it in exact form in reality. In the case of men’s clothing, I find it’s often because the image in my mind is _too simple._ Retailers need flash for their racks, even if men don’t care to buy and wear it. Example: You can get shoes with side swoops or padded ankles or potato-digger toeboxes or hi-tech XYZPDQ outsoles or _molto dorko_ designer stitching. But type in “plain brown lace-ups” and you’ll find about three kinds, one of which will be cruddy-cheap and the other two $500 a pair. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899/20 "2010-11-17T16:53:46Z")
If I may be so bold, the company I work for carries this [North End 3/4 length hooded jacket](http://www.clothingwarehouse.com/north-end-mens-jacket-88051.html) and this[Port Authority parka](http://www.clothingwarehouse.com/port-authority-adult-parka-j799.html). Both of those are good brands. They qualify for free shipping, too, and you can get 10% off with the coupon code WINTER10. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899.md?page=2)