
American Giant: San Francisco-based American Giant
claims to make The Perfect Hoodie. I
bought one. It is. They also make a couple of nice-looking
fleeces for urban wear.
Patagonia: With Ventura-based Patagonia, you
get what you pay for. What you pay is a
lot. What you get is exactly what you
want. Patagonia’s gear and clothing
looks great, it works perfectly, and it is manufactured as ethically and
sustainably as reasonably possible. I do not yet own a Patagonia
fleece. But I do own a broad
cross-section Patagonia clothing and gear, all of which may very well last me
forever.
North Face: Alameda-based North Face makes
pretty much everything an outdoors-enthusiast could want, including
fleeces. And – judging by everything
I’ve bought from them so far – they make them really really well. Fifteen years ago, I bought a North Face
backpack. Thousands of backpacking miles
later, not a stitch has popped, not a buckle has broken –the thing doesn’t even
smell bad.
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