The collar was the first thing I dialed in before moving onto the other details of the vest. Making it removable by simply adding a zipper was fairly straightforward.

I added two angled chest pockets next, as I found them useful on my old vest. Then decided to keep going with the angular lines using stitching, on the back panel to hold down the insulation. One thing that drives me crazy is when stitching lines don’t match up so I made sure that though the back lines are angled, they flow perfectly into the side seams. The lines on the side line up perfectly with the two seam pockets and flow to the front of the vest. The combination of straight and angular lines give this ordinarily simple layering piece, a mean, clean and bold look.

Someone send me pictures of what this looks like stacked with a hoodie…