The Undefeated Layer of Winter
Down vests are the season's most functional piece
We’ve reached that time of year when the temperatures seem to drop a few degrees consistently week by week, but it's not cold enough to bring out the super heavy outerwear. Cardigans, thermals and heavier tees check all the transitional weather boxes, but what about down vests?
Down is super-lightweight, but insulates body heat and makes for the perfect winter layer. The key to staying warm and cozy throughout the colder months is to trap in the heat that surrounds your core area. Also, you can size down with these vests to wear under your favorite fleece or denim jacket; you can also size up to wear over your favorite Harris tweed suit or a heavyweight hoodie.
Fill this void in your wardrobe with this piece and you'll soon find yourself reaching for it every day. The vests come in great colors and a range of styles yet they all are incredibly functional. You can toe the line of going full Gorpcore and get technical with your vests or just style it causally. So the only question remaining ... are you down?
The Best Men’s
Down Vests in 2021
Nano puff vest,
$149 by Patagonia
Down vest,
$179 by Stan Ray
Superior down vest,
$139 by Montbell
Stretch down vest,
$189 by The North Face
Bulo point II omni-heat infinity down vest,
$180 by Columbia
Ultra light down vest,
$49.90 by UNIQLO
Mountain classic down vest,
$139 by L.L. Bean
Inner down vest,
$85 by Grammicci
100% recycled nylon puffer vest,
$89.95 by Gap
Puffer vest,
$295 by The Very Warm
Ridgevent thermo vest,
$125 by Merrell
Japanese down quilted vest,
$298 by Todd Snyder
Moonweight vest,
$138 by Proof
Bretby gilet,
$180 by Barbour
Cascade down expedition vest,
$275 by Buck Mason
Flexible insulated vest,
$180 by Snow Peak
Trekker vest,
$170 by RAINS
Outdoor goods puffer vest,
$140 by OnlyNY
Piedmont vest,
$249 by ARC'TERYX
Quilted shell gilet,
$350 by John Elliott
FYI
The earliest inventors of down-stuffed outerear, the Caribou Innuit of the North West Territories in Canada, have used down-stuff outerwear for countless generations to keep hunters warm during the harshest of weather.
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