Retro Fleeces That Quietly Get On With It Archives - Page 2 of 3

Retro Fleeces That Quietly Get On With It

There is a version of the fleece that never really went away and a version that is very much back, and knowing the difference matters. The ones worth wearing right now pull from early nineties outdoor gear, the kind of thing Patagonia and Malden Mills were making before the category got watered down into shapeless supermarket fodder. Block color panels, contrast stitching, zip details that look considered rather than accidental. They work over a long sleeve tee, under a shell jacket, or worn alone on the kind of autumn day that does not quite justify a coat. The silhouette does a lot of the work. A slightly boxy fit with the right amount of structure means these sit closer to a casual layer than a piece of athletic kit. We have been watching this category for a while and the gap between the ones that look right and the ones that look cheap is significant. These are the ones that look right.