The problem I made, and the rest of my fellow interns made, is not trying on the white coats WITH the pockets full. I look great without anything in the pockets....buttons nicely and makes me look extremely tall (which was exciting, since I am barely above 5 foot tall!). However, when I put more than my palm and a handbook in my pockets.....I can't get it buttoned without looking like I have hippo-hips!
So, in my search for new coats....I tried on just about every brand out there that was available in our bookstore and in the local scrub shop, including Landau. I wanted the french knots.
Finally, I noticed one of our OB docs had a cool coat. The back of it had the piece of ?sash? that wasn't sewn down completely, so when the pockets have weight in them, it doesn't press against the lower back...that drove me nuts. It has french knots. 100% cotton and very thick - I'm cold-natured, so it's perfect.
www.centraluniform.com It's the one that costs $50.00, but that includes 1 line of embroirdery. I purchased one, had to cut about 10 inches off the bottom, but it's perfect! I just ordered 4 more of them. The only bad thing - it takes a while to get them for some reason. My first one took about 3 weeks and it's been almost 3 weeks since I ordered my other 4. ???? Anyway, I've gotten tons of compliments on it and the other interns/residents have all taken down the name of the website.
Now, I am very petite...kind of chesty..so, things don't fit me well. When I tried on the OB/GYN's coat - who is incredibly skinny, but tall...it was a men's size 40 (they don't have women's sizes). It swallowed me. I was afraid to order a 34 or 36 and have it shrink up on me, so I got the 38. It did shrink up after only 2 washes and now, it's perfect. They will also do alterations if you call them. I just did my own.
