I love the idea of this coat and foolishly purchased other items in happy anticipation of its arrival.

the description does not say "lined," and i hoped for soft wool that i recently got on the "yellow with white piping" sweater coat. this is hard, coarse, itchy wool - impossible for me to wear an unlined garment. i am consistently puzzled by the high prices for garments that are unlined when they really need to be. it went back, and i cannot really recommend this as i know i am not the only