I love this coat! I've been looking for a new leather winter coat for several years and could not find any that I even remotely liked. This coat is beautiful, soft, lamb leather. It's very warm with the liner and hood attached, but when I want a somewhat lighter weight coat, I can remove the liner and hood and still wear it comfortably. I would suggest that you go up about two sizes, since leather does not stretch at all and with the liner you'll need the room to be able to sit down without tearing up the zipper. I originally ordered an XL, but it fit 'too well' and so I returned it and ordered the 2XL. Fits great and gives me a little more room to be comfortable. An extremely good purchase at a fantastic price.