The Return of Padding Season... Keywords Are 'Lightweight' and 'Eco-friendly'

Outdoor Company Launches Lightweight, Highly Insulated Products
Related Product Transactions Surge on Online Fashion Platforms

With the weather turning chilly in the mornings and evenings and the peak season for autumn foliage outings underway, the fashion industry is showcasing padding products targeting the fall and winter (FW) season. They competitively highlight advanced technology that maximizes lightness and the use of eco-friendly materials.

From the left) Black Yak's 'Silas Padding Jacket', K2's 'Thin Air Super Light', and Mountia's 'Ace Lightweight Down Jacket'
[Photo by each company]

According to industry sources on the 13th, outdoor brand K2 has launched the lightweight down jacket 'Thin Air Superlight' as its flagship product. This product applies K2's patented 'Thindown' material, developed through down compression technology, to the back panel. By reducing bulk, it is lightweight and eliminates seams to prevent heat from escaping or cold air from seeping in, thereby enhancing warmth.

The company stated, "Based on a men's size 100, the product weighs only 600g, which is comparable to a Venti-sized coffee sold at coffee shops." The goose down used on the front panel and sleeves is certified under the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), ensuring that feathers are not forcibly taken from live animals and animal welfare is respected, emphasizing eco-friendliness.

Eider has released the 'Croffle Lightweight Down Series' using tube-shaped material. This product features square tubes inspired by croffles?croissants pressed in a waffle iron. With fewer seams, it reduces heat loss and infiltration, and like K2’s product, it uses RDS-certified filling.

Mountia competes with the 'Ace Lightweight Down Jacket' and 'Ace Down Vest,' made from 20-denier nylon for a light wearing experience. Denier is a term used to measure the thickness of yarn in fabric. One denier means that 9 km of yarn weighs 1 gram; the lower the denier, the thinner and denser the yarn, resulting in a softer fabric feel and better protection against down leakage.

Additionally, Black Yak introduced the 'Silas Padding Jacket' filled with recycled padding material 'Thermore.' A Black Yak representative said, "Its thin thickness allows it to be worn alone until late autumn and used as an inner layer in winter."

On online fashion platforms, demand for padding products has surged significantly. According to 'Zigzag,' a style commerce platform operated by Kakao Style, sales of lightweight padding increased by 356% year-on-year from the 1st to the 4th of this month. During the same period, transactions for duck down products rose by 64% compared to the previous year. During the 'Chuseok Sale' held by Musinsa from the 21st of last month to the 5th of this month, transactions for lightweight yet highly warm padding products increased by 467% compared to the same promotional period last year.

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