Patera Parkas Dame

I bought this jacket in 2018 and the pocket seams came apart. Arcteryx allowed me to replace it, and this is not the same jacket. I was aware that they had revised the fit several years ago, and I was prepared for that, but so much more than that was changed, and not in a good way. I much preferred the old fit, it was comfortable, but it always felt sleek. The new fit was more unkempt, the arms were too wide and there was too much fabric in the armpit area. The fabric... was not the same. The outer layer used to be smooth, almost like the finest grit sandpaper you could imagine. The new one had a weird grid to it, and it looked cheap. Was it warm? No. The old jacket used to be my go to in the -35 winters of Saskatchewan. I had a few winter months between jackets, and I would layer up in a sweater, a compact puffer, and a $100 aritzia jacket outside. When I received my new Arcteryx jacket, I thought I could go back to layering less.. but to my surprise, it was no warmer than my $100 aritzia jacket. In the end, I returned it. It was uncomfortable and not warm, and $900 more expensive than my more-comfortable and more-warm aritzia jacket (after tax). I'm so disappointed in what's happening to arcteryx.