The attract of the Arket puffer coat appears to be standing the check of time. Cosigned by numerous influencers and celebrities over the previous few years (from Hannah Crosskey to Alexis Foreman and Brittany Bathgate) its recognition has elevated with each chilly season – quite than declined.
Solid your minds again to February 2020 when the nationwide obsession started. Purchasing search engine Lyst – y’know, those who topped Miu Miu the most popular model of Q1 2024, and the Alaïa Jewelled Ballet Flats one of many most-coveted buys of the yr – launched information of the most-popular hero items of the winter season. As is commonly the case, the bulk had been from luxurious trend homes, however Arket’s good puffer coat made an look within the high ten.
The preferred full-length version in query is crafted from recycled nylon and crammed with Re:Down® 100% recycled down and feathers. It boasts a easy minimize, useful hood, slits on both sides totally free actions, and has an outsized match. Good for layering striped jumpers and knitwear beneath. It was additionally extremely heat (learn: the equal to sporting your quilt out in public whereas nonetheless trying put-together, pretty sensible and really cool) – but it surely’s not too heavy. Essential, when you’re sporting it to whip round London or journey from the fitness center to conferences. Lowered from £249 to £174, the associated fee per put on over a sequence of chilly winters speaks for itself.
We went into lockdown (sorry, hate to convey it up), and the pastimes of dog-walking and every day hikes adopted by many meant that the chilly offered out. In 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Scandi trend model continued to launch new iterations, colour-ways and cuts. Assume: a cropped model, cherry-red variations; even a gray model with a drawstring waist, at one level. And the style set continued to lap them up.
Since then, we have continued our search high-and-low for the right puffer jacket – turning to manufacturers like Sandro, Uniqlo and Massimo Dutti – and whereas there are so many actually good ones, nothing fairly beats the OG Arket puffer. In fact, there are additionally tonnes of different winter coat kinds making their mark on the excessive avenue, from the standard trench coat to wool coats and different quilt kinds, however when you’ve solely acquired the price range to decide on one, that is the fashion we might go for. Notably now it is lowered from £249 to £174.
On sale, there are simply two iterations of the Arket puffer jacket that can be purchased: the traditional black, and a chocolate brown. Each sensible and extremely stylish. So, when you’re something like us within the winter-dressing division (i.e. tremendous followers of layers), you then’ll wish to act quick. As a result of they are going to promote out.
What makes the Arket puffer coat so particular?
We perceive that purchasing a down-filled coat is a giant no-no for some, however as Arket’s designs are made with Re:Down® (100% recycled down and feathers), it is nonetheless one thing to think about. The choice is an artificial fibrefill which is healthier from an animal welfare POV, however worse on the atmosphere entrance. Artificial padding is just not anticipated to final so long as feathers and down will, plus it’s going to take twice as lengthy to biodegrade and sure find yourself at landfill as soon as worn out – so, primarily, you have to weigh out the professionals and cons on both sides. Arket’s puffer coats are additionally crafted with recycled polyamide shells, whereas numerous comparable high-street kinds will not be, which can also be one thing to take into accounts.
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