Love the name, love the style, except for...

By Salleighfish Ranked #316 - Women's Rain Jackets May 5, 2009

I admit, I bought the Patagonia Rain Shadow Trench Coat (in ollaberry) because it was the closest one I could find to Kristen Stewart's purple raincoat in the La Push Beach scene in the movie, "Twilight." It's true the rain coat weighs no more than a shadow, and so far has done a spectacular job of keeping my torso dry. A couple of reasons prevent me from deeming the rain coat perfect: it's rather pricey (my friends and I call it the "PataGucci" rain coat) and I find the hood to be too shallow for any woman with a hairstyle other than pixie or bob. I don't have a large head, but if I have my hair in a ponytail, or even in a bun at the nape of my neck, the hood does a poor job of covering my head and sides of my face. At this point, the hood becomes a mere ornament. Since the hood can be tightened at the sides, I don't see why they had to make it so shallow. I just prefer deep, roomy hoods that offer my face more protection from the elements.

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