Customer Reviews The North Face Arctic Parka

I really like this brand but its expensive.

I think it's overrated

Its a good coat warm i like it. But expensive,

This parka is great, I like it, I ordered in a size medium but they sent me a small, I have to return because the size medium was sold out.

I feeling not like before warm

I think there is a slight difference in fit between colors. I found the pine needle color fit a tad slimmer than the boysenberry color. Both had super long sleeves. I consider myself a true small, not petite, and I was surprised to find the size S was a bit larger fitting with sleeves that were about 2 inches too long. Returned.

It's great and beautiful

It's seemingly warm when you try on in store or at home. But not really in practice in the outdoors. It is bulky and heavy. Will return.

I had this jacket for about 20 years so my original was Amazing quality. I had to get a new one because it was very old and the stuffing was coming out. The original jacket had extra pockets which was nice. When i replaced this jacket this summer I got the herringbone fabric. This parka was a disappointment. The fabric pilled after 2 years by the sleeves. The fabric pilled from the Velcro side of the jacket. North Face usually made amazing jackets and I love them but this jacket was a huge disappointment. I wish they brought the old parka back with the better fabric

I love the color of this parka but was upset to find out that this parka it is much too big in the shoulders/arms which is sad. I generally wear a XS/Small in northface clothes and even the XS is so big that my shoulders and arms are SWIMMING in this parka. I've bought an XS parka from TNF a few years ago, and it is my favorite coat ever! I was so excited to get another parka from Northface, but the sizing is off on the women's Arcite parka, which is very disappointing.

The hood on this parka in not fully adjustable. I have tried several times to adjust this hood so it is not falling halfway down my face. I have two other North Face jackets where this is not an issue at all. Why fix something that isn't broken. The design on this hood is horrible and I will look at other jackets in the future.

It looks ordinary, I like the premium better. But good for its price.

Have a similar parka that was gifted to me about 5 years ago in the same size and the fit is good eyerywhere except the belly it's overly large and u can see the pockets puff out making me look round

This is a high-quality product and very warm. Lovely color. However, I do not like to look like a shapeless marshmallow. I was that vain little girl who would keep her jacket open in winter to look more stylish. Unfortunately, I have not progressed much since then and would rather look svelte than be warm :/

I bought this coat because I bought the same one a few years ago and love it. This one is not the same quality but it was the same price. The coat is thinner and feels cheap, the fur on the hood is also thinner and is not the same high quality as my other one. So sad when I like a product and the company changes it. It's still a good coat just not what I expected from The North Face.

Waterproof quality is terrible

A decent parka for a ridiculous price. It looks great on and has some nice features. However, the hood is not adjustable, the sleeves are very long, and the coat overall is not as warm as my previous North Face parka purchased 10 years ago.

For reference: 5'8 127 lbs. bought a S I bought this coat to replace the version from 5 or 6 years ago (with the belt) That coat fit great. This coat bulges on the top half of where the waist cinches. In other words theres a ton of extra fabric in the upper back.. really the entire back. This coat is not as warm as my original version which is very disappointing because Im always cold and have a need to be outdoors no matter the weather. The fur around the hood is junky with wire in it that needs to be readjusted every so often. Im keeping the coat because I need it and am overwhelmed doing the research for a better product BUT will not purchase this brand parka for myself in the future.

I had an older model of this parka, purchased 10+ years ago. It was bulkier but also much warmer. I never once felt cold in the old one (Ottawa winters), but the new one just isn't as warm. Disappointing. Otherwise, this coat is of great quality and very comfortable.

This is a cute coat butit just wasn't right for me. I'm 5'5", 145 lb. and ordered a medium. It was just too big and it felt like the coat was wearing me instead of the other way around. I probably would have fit the small just fine, but I ended up returning it and going with another style instead.

So close. Such a beautiful coat; great color, sleek fit, nice pockets, waterproof, warm. BUT, for some unknown reason NF neglected to add hood adjustments so had to return. Women want stylish and functional clothing!

I took this coat to Iceland. It definitely kept me warm and dry but for being a brand known for functional, sleek design there were a few things from a functionality point I was disappointed in: The pockets, they're so very tiny to the point where even the tiniest gloves show a bulge (which is not sleek). There are 0 inner pockets. The elastic keeping the fur snapped in position slides off. Overall it's really stiff to move around in. I made a quick purchase since I trusted the brand but I definitely should have shopped around more.

Loved it but I returned it because of the zipper. It was not going to last very long for the price I paid for the rest of the coat.

I really like this coat. It's the 3rd Arctic Parka I have owned. This one is longer than my last one, but I don't mind. This one seems lighter weight and not as bulky as my last one so I hope it keeps me just as warm in the bitter winter. The only thing that I am super annoyed about is that the hood is NOT adjustable. When the wind blows -30 below I like to tighten the hood to stay warm, but there is no way to do that. The hood just poofs out around my face and the wind whips right through to my face, ears, and neck. It's not a huge concern, but to me it is a deal breaker. If I had known I couldn't tighten the hood I would have purchased something else.

I just purchased this coat and have not actually worn it yet, so I can't speak about its level of warmth. However, I am disappointed, because the description says, "fully adjustable hood." The hood does not adjust at all, and it is a little bit loose, so I think the wind will get in. The only thing that you can change is to remove the faux fur. I am also disappointed because the description says, " internal elasticized cuffs with thumb holes." There is barely any elastic, and the cuff is loose fitting, so again I think this will be an issue when it is windy. I hope that The North Face will revise the wording in the description of this parka.