It’s Time to James Harden Your Winter Coat

Bigger, better, furrier.
James Harden leaving the locker room
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We’ve reached the point in the winter when everything that looked so cozy and warm on shelves in October is revealed for the gauzy wisp of air that is truly is, and life is intermittently miserable because of it. Allow James Harden to be your guardian angel of warmth, for it is he that knows the only warm coat is one that looks warm from a mile away, vibe levels be damned (but not totally kicked to the curb; this is Harden we're talking about, after all).

The good news is, designers are making these coats like crazy right now. In between their handsome (but freezing) plaid topcoats and badass (but freezing) leather jackets, are a whole bunch of swaggy personal furnaces with sleeves. They aren’t just lined in shearling or faux fur, they are shearling and faux fur. Yes, they will make you look a little bit like a Christmas teddy bear or Santa himself—that’s double true if you have a beard as robust as Harden’s—but you will be comfortable. And comfortable equals happy, and happy equals handsome. Your plaid topcoat is not leading you down that path so give it a kiss and put it back on the rack.

Now that you know for your sure not only want but need an XXL furry coat like James Harden here, we’re going to hit you with some bad news: they’re not cheap. They’re mostly insanely expensive. Harden’s is nearly $3,000 and it’s made by Coach. How much do you think the Saint Laurent version is? Yeah, it’s a gut punch. But, look: life is short and being cold is the absolute worst. The end-of-year sales are about to hit. And there are a few, we will admit, good looking options for less than a $1,000. You’re going to find one that works for you if you look for it. Put in that effort and everything else for the rest of the season will be effortless. You’ll be floating on air like James Harden himself.


Shearling Coach reversible Western parka

Coach reversible Western parka

Shearling RRL Hendricks shearling coat

RRL Hendricks shearling coat

Topman faux-fur-peacoat

Topman faux fur peacoat

Shearling Saint Laurent single breasted coat

Saint Laurent single-breasted coat

Shearling RTA faux shearling coat

RTA faux shearling coat

Shearling Todd Snyder shearling double breasted coat

Todd Snyder shearling double-breasted coat