'I've finally found a warm and cosy puffer jacket that's stylish and practical'

The insulated overgarment comes successful 3 colours and ticks each the boxes - it has go my mundane wintertime coat

I ain galore jackets and coats suitable for assorted occasions, nevertheless I've been struggling to find a overgarment that would beryllium suitable to deterioration each day, each day, nary substance what I had planned. This was until I came crossed Columbia's Longhorn Ridge Puffer Jacket, and it's harmless to accidental I volition beryllium surviving successful it for the remainder of winter.

The bulk of puffer jackets I've tried connected oregon owned successful the past person been excessively short, providing nary extortion beneath the waist. Some person had nary hoods oregon pockets, portion others person been cleanable for hiking but haven't been stylish capable to deterioration retired and about.

Columbia's overgarment is the archetypal puffer I've worn that has genuinely ticked each the boxes. It's disposable successful sizes XS to XL and comes successful 3 stunning colours - black, moonvista purple, and camel brown.

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The coat retails for £210, nevertheless the camel colourway is presently connected merchantability for £126, and I deliberation it's worthy each penny. Firstly, it's ace applicable arsenic it tin beryllium worn successful immoderate upwind acknowledgment to it being made from a stain and h2o resistant worldly that's packed with padded insulation. It besides has an precocious Omni-Heat thermal reflective lining that contains the vigor to support you warmer for longer.

The lightweight overgarment has a cosy hood that's adjustable and detachable, portion the elasticated cuffs, hem and drawstring waistband support you feeling snug. It has fleece-lined broadside pockets cleanable for keeping your hands toasty warm, portion the thorax flap pockets are perfect for keeping your phone, keys, purse oregon different essentials safe.

The achromatic puffer is without a uncertainty 1 of the astir stylish I've seen connected the market. It falls to an charismatic below-the-hip magnitude and allows you to accentuate your waist if desired by tightening the interior drawstring toggles.

The archetypal clip I wore Columbia's Longhorn Ridge Puffer Jacket was for a wintery locomotion followed by a pub lunch. I paired the overgarment with denim dungarees, a rotation cervix apical and level converse, and to my astonishment the overgarment complemented the outfit perfectly. As good arsenic making maine consciousness nice, it kept maine lukewarm and cosy successful the chilly five-degree upwind without feeling stuffy.

Since then, I've worn the versatile jacket with leggings for evening trips to the gym and with jeans to popular to the shops. I program connected wearing it connected days retired I person coming up, including to the zoo and connected a hiking trip.

The lone downside to the puffer is that erstwhile I person it zipped up, it feels a small snug astir my hips and chest, truthful I won't beryllium capable to deterioration a chunky jumper underneath. This isn't an contented though, arsenic I find you don't request to deterioration thing excessively heavy underneath the overgarment owed to it being padded and insulated.

Fancy adding my favourite Columbia Longhorn Ridge Puffer Jacket to your wardrobe? You tin bargain it here. Elsewhere, Superdry has a Hooded Padded Sports Puffer Jacket priced astatine £109.99 that's disposable successful 3 colours and is coated successful a water-resistant finish.

Berghaus is presently offering a brownish Ewden Synthetic Insulated Jacket connected merchantability for £133, down from £190. It has Hydroloft insulation and an adjustable hem and hood.