Kyanite Hoody Hombre

This hoody is 5 stars out of the box, in theory I absolutely love it. Perfect cut, perfect fit, very comfortable, warm. Basically my dream hoodie. BUT, it has one fatal flaw: the external surface is SUPER fragile and prone to piling. After only a few months of casual wear and minimal washing, hang dry, it is piling in multiple places, most notably on the back of the sleeves for some reason. I am a technical fleece addict, I have multiple other pieces I use for outdoor actives, this one was purchased for casual wear. Now I feel like it is grubby and worn-out looking because of the piling, my dream has been destroyed. This is especially annoying because I was trying to buy this hoody for over a year while it was out of stock waiting for a refresh. In my opinion, this level of fragility is unacceptable in such an expensive garment. However, it doesn't have to be this way, for example I had a kyanite LT that survived 1 year plus of MANY washes before it even began to show signs the smallest signs of piling. I had a MEC technical fleece that survived years of washes and hard use without ever piling at all. I think the textile engineers need to go back to the drawing board with this fabric. In summary, on paper this is the perfect hoodie of my dreams, but it gets 1 star due to lack of durability of the outer surface. What a shame :(

So soft and warming. And looks good, too. Highly recommended.

This was my favorite jacket when it was tech wool. But they've replaced that with a generic fleece and still charge $200 for it.

exceptionnel, je ne la quitte pas. Je la porte super souvent, le rapport poids/chaleur est juste fou. La coupe est parfaite et la capuche parfaitement ajusté, elle suit les mouvements de la tête et s'enfile parfaitement. Je recommande, c'est un achat que je ne regrette pas!

A very comfortable and stylish fleece jacket. Perfect amount of stretch and nice warmth/wieght ratio. On the negative side I bought mine about a week before changes were made to the pocket lining so on my model the lining hangs out when it's not zipped - looks like they fixed this. The material also has a weird chemical smell that has not washed out in 3 washes. (Not sure if they fixed that.) Still dig it for practical use.