The classic peacoat.
You may remember back in October when Bossy built a case against her son after he voiced a desire to replace his worn down jacket with an ice pack a peacoat from Old Navy.
Bossy opened up the debate to her readers reader, and the consensus was that yes he should get one, because peacoats are to college students like… like two things that look cute together but don’t keep each other entirely warm on really frigid days.
And even as Bossy types this she knows her son is sitting in some dorm room 121 miles away going, “It is entirely warm,” but anyway — he may be correct about this particular coat, owing to the fact that he followed the other recommendation made throughout the comment section, and purchased a real wool peacoat from an Army Navy store.
And Bossy admits it sure does look handsome. Especially with a tattered copy of Aeneid of Virgil tucked under the arm.
rikki says
January 21, 2009 at 9:52 amIs it wrong for a 30 year old mother of two to have a crush on a college freshman?
Bossy’s son is so dang cute.
Amanda says
January 21, 2009 at 10:06 amMMMM Yummy!
*cough* I mean, what a handsome young man!
Becca says
January 21, 2009 at 10:17 amI was thinking much the same as rikki, although not a mum (or quite 30!)
How old is a freshman?
MariaV says
January 21, 2009 at 10:23 amHe looks sharp in his peacoat. My cousin is in the Navy and loves his wool peacoat.
Lizzy says
January 21, 2009 at 10:28 amI’m so proud of son of Bossy reading a book of poems in dactylic hexameter.
Why yes, I did double major in English lit.
noe says
January 21, 2009 at 10:29 amOMG – he looks so HOT! (sorry Bossy… you can’t deny your son is extremely handsome!)
marchelle says
January 21, 2009 at 10:59 amhe is SO in college – the popped collar gave it away!
and i am also a 30 yr old mother of two.
and i also have a crush on bossy’s son.
that is all.
Cat@MyNameIsCat says
January 21, 2009 at 11:37 amBossy’s son is so handsome in his real-thing pea coat.
Olivia says
January 21, 2009 at 11:42 amBossy’s son is very handsome in that pea coat. This pregnant 30 year old may have inappropriate dreams tonight
Hol says
January 21, 2009 at 11:45 amBossy’s son made a good choice. I got my pea coat at an Army Navy store as well, and I love it. (Yes, it actually keeps me warm.)
Julie says
January 21, 2009 at 11:47 amI agree he looks fantastic in the pea coat but Bossy, do you read “Stuff White People Like”? You gotta check out the entry on Pea Coats –
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/10/02/111-pea-coats/
I don’t want to alarm you, but I think maybe your son is white.
RuthWells says
January 21, 2009 at 12:02 pmSee, he’s in college. The looking handsome thing can translate directly into the keeping warm thing if he plays his cards right.
Nancy says
January 21, 2009 at 12:33 pmNancy wishes Yente (the Matchmaker from Fiddler) would pay a visit to Bossy’s son with 8X10 glossies, a resume, and bio on her daughter (to be 21 in June) … Caitlin =)
“For Papa make him a scholar…”
Lesley says
January 21, 2009 at 12:34 pmOhhhhh. Bossy’s SON.
I thought this was a cover off GQ magazine.
Kelly at The Glass Dragonfly says
January 21, 2009 at 12:36 pmThe real thing…much better than Old Navy any day! Looks great on him!
Reeb says
January 21, 2009 at 1:22 pmThis is so classic. When I heard how cold it was on that other coast, I actually was wondering whether The Pea Coat was keeping the BossySon warm or not. So thanks for the update.
Bossy’s Son is a good sport allowing mom to feature his photos so many times on her blog. Does he appreciate all the swooning that ensues? (Secretly?)
MidLifeMama says
January 21, 2009 at 2:32 pmBossy’s son must be a heartbreaker at Columbia, what with that cute girlfriend he has and all. And did buying the coat at the Army surplus store fit into the Poverty Challenge better than Old Navy? And is it ironic that Old Navy doesn’t sell anything old or authentically Navy? I always get confused on the true definition of irony.
Lara says
January 21, 2009 at 2:33 pmBossy, what are you trying to do to us??? First that post about Obama’s…umm…stimulus, er…”package” and now this extremely cute (but entirely too inappropriately young for most of us readers) young man? That’s just wrong…I feel dirty….I need a shower…
Ms. Cranky Pants says
January 21, 2009 at 2:55 pmAt first glance I thought this was a Tommy Hilfiger or Ralph Lauren ad. A handsome young chap, indeed!
Jen says
January 21, 2009 at 3:02 pmGood save with the army/navy surplus peacoat. I have one myself.Old Navy sucks.
anne marie in philly says
January 21, 2009 at 4:38 pmdamn, bossy’s son is good looking! (she said in a cougar, lustful way)
but this girl knows when to keep her hands to herself and to just gaze upon his youthfulness.
Mama Bear says
January 21, 2009 at 7:04 pmAll he needs is the knit cap to be:
a. hitting the high seas
b. an Old Spice Commercial
c. the Colombia campus heart throb
Dara says
January 21, 2009 at 8:07 pmI love the coat. And the sideburns.
yep…that boy is a very attractive package.
joie says
January 21, 2009 at 8:35 pmThey are very warm. When my husband and I were dating, he would borrow his father’s. Very, very warm.
Grandma J says
January 21, 2009 at 9:09 pmThat’s it! If I’m too young and too cute for Bossy’s son, then I’m getting my own Navy Peacoat. We can set the fashion trend together! Well, cyper-ly together, sort of.
Bossy, thank you for the link!
Victoria says
January 21, 2009 at 10:13 pmOh, that the boys I went to college with had looked like this!
*dreamy sigh*
Craig says
January 21, 2009 at 11:33 pmMy peacoat has anchor buttons too. Do they all have anchor buttons?
Bossy\'s Friend Martha\'s Sister says
January 21, 2009 at 11:48 pmWhat? What? Waht the … what is protruding from that little boy’s neck? Dang…. somehow I missed the whole “Bossy’s son has grown up thang!”
Lisa says
January 21, 2009 at 11:53 pmDang! Hawt Thang!
That boy is soooo cute.
V. says
January 22, 2009 at 1:43 amI must echo the comments — Bossy’s son is so very handsome, so comfortable in his skin. Excellent work, Bossy. (And son.) (Nice coat, too.)
Sewmouse says
January 22, 2009 at 8:40 amYour son has the most beautiful smile.
reen says
January 23, 2009 at 6:34 pmWhat Lara said.
He looks smashing and quite self-assured, not to mention warm, in that peacoat! Good call.