The cagoule. Practical, stylish, and underestimated. Every major menswear fashion house has one in their catalogue. From Adidas to Stone Island. From hillside, to high street, to terraces. We love the cagoule.
My first thought, when I saw this new Berghaus Men’s Vapour Windshirt was oh that’s like “The North Face Verto“. They are in a very similar vein – ultra lightweight to the point of being semi-transparent. The Vapour Windshirt is the lightest jacket ever to be made by Berghaus (103g). It’s designed as a featherweight, bare-minimum barrier [...]
Stone Island Packable Overhead Jacket Seeing ‘Being Human’ star – Russell Tovey wearing this jacket was the first time I became aware of it. He was wearing it in photographs that had been posted to his Twitter account, and it was getting some attention – admiration for the Stone Island wear. I’ve [...]
I’ve long admired the Triumph range of anoraks from The North Face. So it is pleasing to see this range refresh of the ever popular lightweight rainjacket for climbers and walkers. I have the previous season’s version of this in ‘lantern green’. Listed colours, this time, are TNF black and sublime green – though that’s [...]
It’s great to see the return of the Verto jacket, from The North Face. Innovative, ultra-lightweight, and super compressible. This became a big hit, when it was launched in 2011. To see the previous version, click here. The North Face men’s Verto jacket; £100. 80g ! Yes, just 80g ! So light [...]
The Gear Caster has a great article on ultra lightweight jackets. 2011 has been a great year for innovation in ultra featherweight jackets. The Verto jacket from The North Face – being just one example. This Montane Slipstream Featherlite Smock (below) looks stunning, and weighs in at an almost non-existent 80 grams! Check out the [...]
Well, I have confirmation that there is a great looking rain poncho in the new line up of packable jackets from The North Face. I really like the green colour – I hope we can see an overhead Triumph Anorak in that green material – would look very Awaydays! I really really love the rich [...]