Puffers That Give Back: No Geese Were Harmed In The Making of This Post
Photo by Cassell Ferere
Written by Cassell Ferere
With Winter at our doorsteps (It’s here already! - “coming” I know), we can count on the global warming won’t be doing much during this time of year.
Possibly - chillin’…
But more importantly, us humans who don’t come winter-proof have some options when it comes to keeping warm, and the means in which we get to stay warm.
Before society was awake to the harms of the fashion industry, Goose were the main fillers for down jackets around the world. Now there are options for ethically made down jackets for the winter, providing the same styles that you love. We put together a list of some of the brands we think are stylish and warm, with great examples for sustainable manufacturing. It’s also vegan!
PANGAIA
The PANGAIA collective is producing a Flower-Down Puffer Jacket that can be pre-ordered now. A red shell made from recycled materials including plastic bottles, and the inside stuffed with a rather unique vegan down alternative produce from wildflowers. Each purchase aids the battle with global plastic pollution.
Nudown
Nudown has made a down jacket in which an in-pocket pump inflates chambers in the jacket to trap heat and keep you warm. The insulation level can be adjusted accordingly to your desire.
37.5
37.5 have created a substitute for the traditional down material in a puffer jacket. They have harnessed a way to use carbon procured from coconut shells combined with recycled polyester. With an increased surface area of the insulation, the material dries quicker, repels odors, absorbs heat, and affords a high warmth-to-weight ratio. This technology in brands like Rossignol, Homeschool Outerwear, and NuSleep Bedding.
DuPont Sorona
The bio company DuPont Sorona has transformed fiber and polymer insulators to be lightweight, warm, quick-drying, breathable, and resilient. 37 percent of the polymeric fibers are made of renewable plant-based ingredients. The BIO-PDO compound turns the chemical method to a more eco-efficient operation, utilizing less energy and releasing scarcer greenhouse-gas emissions.
Materials to look out for:
PrimaLoft
PrimaLoft has high-performance insulation and fabric made for 100% vegan material. Primarily, this material was developed for the U.S. Army. With a proprietary microfiber structure which assists in keeping the heat. The fibers are a fraction of a human hair that form a compact gathering of air pockets to trap body heat. Bio insulation made from 100 percent recycled, biodegradable fibers is the next step for PrimaLoft.
Polartec
Polartec has an animal-free version of the fleece. They created a modern synthetic fleece in 1981 and since have created the first fully-recyclable and biodegradable fleece. Polartec's Eco-Engineering initiative harmonizes the fabric-industry leaders Unifi and Intrinsic Advanced Materials to produce a fresh generation of biodegradable polyester and nylon.
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