Great Hi-Loft Fleece, Poor Design

By Anonymous Ranked #63 - Men's Fleece Jackets October 20, 2011

The high loft fleece is great but the un-atomical cut to the shoulders leaves the sleeves riding up severely. You'd have to add about 3 inches the the sleeve length, but that'd be silly and doesn't address the shortcomings of the cut. I don't know how Marmot and Patagonia used to do it with their Angel Wing and Y-joint shoulder cuts , but they're not doing it much anymore. Not on this jacket. The powerstretch panels are useless, as on all fleece jackets. This fleece has plenty of stretch on it's own, and the ps panels just serve to create chilly spots on the jacket. I wish every manufacturer would stop using ps panels to fool people, trying to replace a properly designed jacket!

If anyone here owns/ed a Patagonia Pile jacket from back in the 80's, you'd know what design perfect is . I can't seem to find anything close, but I'll always be looking for it:)

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