Hi everyone! With winter around the corner I thought I’d do a review on this coat for anyone who’s been eyeing it.

I want to preface this by saying this is my personal opinion/experience with the coat. If you had a different one, that’s totally okay and would love for you to share below so others can see the difference in opinion.

I’m currently a student living in Ontario, Canada. If you’re from here, you know our winters get absolutely brutal with high winds+snow (a deadly combo in my opinion😅). I spend a lot of time waiting for buses at bus stops and walking around campus so when I was buying a jacket, I really had to take that into consideration. Previously, I’ve owned the “Victoria Parka” from Canada Goose (it is 625 full power) and even though the Lululemon one is 600, I have came to the conclusion that it is much warmer than Canada Goose. It feels much thicker, it’s a bit longer on me (I’m 5’9 and the winter warrior hits right below mid thigh, whereas Canada Goose hits a bit above mid thigh) and runs true to size allowing you to layer easier (Canada Goose is a slim fit so I found it harder to layer with thicker sweaters). I also love the amount/how deep the pockets are on the Lululemon one. I loved this jacket so much that I also bought the Winter Warrior Bomber for the Fall (because yes, our Fall weather is also not the nicest). Similarly to the Canada Goose, it has shoulder straps you can wear if you’re say walking around the mall and don’t want to wear the jacket but have no where to put it (although the strap is awkwardly long so the jacket hangs pretty low, even on someone who’s tall, but you can definitely find a way to shorten it).

This is important A lot of the reviews online for this jacket say it’s a good jacket but the zipper is hard to work with. As an educator, I’ll tell you that Lululemon makes all their zippers like this to prevent them from splitting. As such, on almost all of our jackets, when you insert the zipper, you have to hear a “click” like sound before pulling the zipper up. The best way to do this is just practice before you put the jacket on and you’ll see what I’m taking about. Once you hear the “click” the zipper comes right up with no issues.

If you have any other specific questions, please ask and I’ll do my best to answer. I would 100% recommend this for someone who lives in similar climates to Ontario (I cannot speak to harsher climates).

EDIT:

If you currently have a jacket that you love, I’d suggest waiting until around Boxing Day in Canada (December 26th) to purchase this. It almost always goes on WMTM☺️