But Mr. Prom bravely threw on his parka and lighted a bundle of birch bark to start a fire.
At noon, he would walk across several acres of parking lot to the giant Food Emporium, where he'd put on a parka to spend the next five hours ducking in and out of a walk-in refrigerator, restocking dairy shelves for seven dollars and seventy cents an hour.
Most coats are short and sporty shapes, based on parkas, duffel coats and anoraks.
The identifying detail of this "smarten-up!" collection was displayed on the backdrop: metallic copper that was used in zippers on parkas, on belt buckles and on a spiffy iPad case.
At sunset two of the guests, most of whom I've known since childhood, shrugged on parkas that still dangled lift-tickets from last winter.
When his presentation was over, Dahl-Jensen opened a case of champagne and everyone put on parkas and heavy boots to stand around the outdoor bar.
And though frostbite is hardly a deterrent to veterans like us, who'll strap on parkas in search of dance parties in the frigid February tundra, many partygoers prefer to wait for the warmer months to get their bass fix. .
On clear nights, he said, David would put on his parka and sit up on the roof with his telescope, binoculars around his neck, staring at the constellations and "looking like the abominable snowman". Brian said it did not matter to his brother that his appearance would startle a neighbor out walking his dog.
You put on your parka, throw salt on the walk and remind yourself that by summertime it will be warm outside.
This chart shows that one retailer could increase its gross margin on a parka by 7% by relying on optimization software.
