Finding a Coat / Jacket

[Kiltedfirepiper]

I LOVE my MA-1 fihgt jacket ....it really is a 3 season jacket! spring, winter, fall
it all depends on what you wear under it!

heck even with temps in the 30's I wear it with a sweat shirt and ride my motorcycle to work @ 0600 with no problems as far as staying warm!

I can get them here in Tucson for about 48.00 (hmmmmm maybe I should start buying them and doleing them out to you guys @ $5.00 above my cost + shipping and make a few bucks!)

I personally stick with the colors they started with ....olive drab green, navy blue, and black ....you cant go wrong with black....it goes with everything.
at present I am using a navy blue one for work ( goes with the uniform)
and a black one covered in dropkick murphys patches, St. andrews cross, and a black /silver american flag on the right sleave

[MacWage]

In your case, define casual. One man's casual may either be another's dress or another's sloppy.
Do you want a bomber-style jacket (like most "flight jackets" and fleece lined ones from LL Bean or Land's End)?
Would a "pea/pee" coat work? Try a department store or an military surplus store.
What about a shorter "trench" or "duster" style?

The style one is interested is has A LOT to do with where to look and what YOU are looking for.

I wear either a "bomber" style cut (essentially a waist coat, NOT the vest-stuff) or a wool formal/dress long coat (if wearing over another jacket, like an argyle/cut down "coat and tie" style).

What general style are YOU interested in?

Also, just HOW COLD and HOW WINDY are conditions in which it would be worn, a HUGE factor in the appropriate jacket type?
It gets cold here (to the teens or 20s F, but usually in 40s most "cold" days), but not FRIGID (0 F or below). SO what I wear may or may not be appropriate for youir case.

[Beertigger]

I LOVE my MA-1 fihgt jacket ....

I personally stick with the colors they started with ....olive drab green, navy blue, and black

Been wearing my Burgandy for years - covered with the de rigeur collection of ska badges.

[RockyR]

Been wearing my Burgandy for years - covered with the de rigeur collection of ska badges.

So was mine... got my "rude boy" patch on the back of the neck of the jacket among others.