An easy-wearing, bulk-free vest that thrives as urban outerwear or layered in the backcountry under a shell. Made of a knitted, heathered polyester fleece dyed with a low-impact process that significantly reduces the use of dyestuffs, energy and water compared to conventional dyeing methods. Fair Trade Certified™ sewing.

We think of the Better Sweater Vest as a standing invitation to strike out for open country. Soft, durable and highly insulating, it has a plush fleece interior that feels broken in and a resilient sweater-knit face. Made of quick-drying,100% polyester, it’s dyed with a low-impact process that significantly reduces the use of dyestuffs, energy and water. A stand-up collar warms your neck, and a vertical chest pocket holds the day's essentials. With offset shoulder seams for pack-wearing comfort and micropolyester jersey trim at the armholes, hem and back of neck. Fair Trade Certified™ sewing.

Made of 100% polyester fleece with sweater-knit face, fleece interior and heathered yarns; dyed with a low-impact process that significantly reduces the use of dyestuffs, energy and water compared to conventional dyeing methods
Full-zip vest with zip-through stand-up collar
Offset shoulder seams for pack-wearing comfort and long-lasting durability
Zippered left-chest pocket; two zippered handwarmer pockets
Shape-holding micropolyester jersey trim at armholes and bottom hem provides added abrasion resistance
Flat-seam construction reduces bulk and helps minimize seam chafe; hip length
Fair Trade Certified™ sewing
10-oz 100% polyester knitted fleece dyed with a low-impact process that significantly reduces the use of dyestuffs, energy and water compared to conventional dyeing methods. Fair Trade Certified™ sewing. Fabric is bluesign® approved
388 g (13.7 oz)
Made in Sri Lanka.

bluesign® Approved Fabric
Patagonia has worked with bluesign technologies since 2000 to evaluate and reduce resource consumption in our materials supply chain, and to assist us with managing the chemicals, dyes and finishes used in the process. bluesign technologies, based in Switzerland, works at each step in the textile supply chain to approve chemicals, processes, materials, and products that are safe for the environment, safe for workers, and safe for the end customers.

In 2007, Patagonia became the first brand to officially join the network of bluesign® system partners.

Any fabric you see that’s bluesign® approved offers the highest level of consumer safety by employing methods and materials in their manufacture that conserve resources and minimize impacts on people and the environment.

bluesign® Approved Fabric
Patagonia has worked with bluesign technologies since 2000 to evaluate and reduce resource consumption in our materials supply chain, and to assist us with managing the chemicals, dyes and finishes used in the process. bluesign technologies, based in Switzerland, works at each step in the textile supply chain to approve chemicals, processes, materials, and products that are safe for the environment, safe for workers, and safe for the end customers.

In 2007, Patagonia became the first brand to officially join the network of bluesign® system partners.

Any fabric you see that’s bluesign® approved offers the highest level of consumer safety by employing methods and materials in their manufacture that conserve resources and minimize impacts on people and the environment.

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