The easy-wearing, bulk-free Patagonia Men’s Better Sweater Vest 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 Patagonia Men’s Better Sweater Vest as a standing invitation to strike out for the open country. Soft, durable and highly insulating, it has a plush fleece interior that feels broken in and a resilient sweater-knit face. The Patagonia Better Sweater Vest is 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 the neck. Fair Trade Certified™ sewing. Order your Patagonia Men’s Better Sweater Vest today!

Men’s Better Sweater Vest Features

• 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)
• Patagonia Better Sweater Vest is 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.