Zurich With Parajumpers

by Olivia Cox January 19

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It’s pretty cold right now in London. In fact, as I write this, I’m snuggled in my onesie with a cup of tea and the heating on full blast (the boy is away).

So I thought this was as cold as this winter would get. And then I went to Zurich for the weekend with one of my good friends, Tom.

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And the chilliness in Zurich is just BEYOND. Plus it snowed. Officially, we were out there with the Officers’ Riding Club (Tom is in the Army) to watch a drill competition and attend a super swanky dinner (we were sat down five hours. I kid you not). But we also found time to wander around Zurich and see some of the sights.

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Which, admittedly, was pretty easy – Zurich is absolutely tiny compared to London. So we could go between the main shopping street, financial district, and vantage point (there’s old Viking foundations there, too – very cool) all in the space of about an hour.

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Which is great for seeing stuff, but not so great for staying warm – we walked everywhere. HOWEVER. Luckily, I’d been kitted out by my favourite cold weather brand, Parajumpers.

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Now. The great thing about Parajumpers is that, despite being super super warm and incredibly practical, the jackets look awesome. There’s a load of different ranges – tweed, leather, bright etc etc – which means that finding one that actually goes with your outfit is easy. It’s a far cry from the bulky, fluro / floral jackets that functional outerwear meant when I was younger.

I spent most of my time in this hooded leather coat. Isn’t it great? I can’t begin to describe how warm I was.

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One of my main concerns when I was packing was that I didn’t want to be THAT girl who rocks up with a suitcase that could fit a small adult quite comfortably (I generally am, so I speak from experience when I say that no amount of outfit choice is worth the disparaging looks you get when you can’t even lift your own bag onto the check-in belt). So I chose a small bag on purpose. And then panicked because I wanted to take two Parajumper jackets and – obviously – a super warm winter coat wouldn’t fit. Au contrair – Parajumpers uses clever technology which means they can avoid the extreme bulkiness of most coats. Yay.

Olivia x

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