High function. Low profile. Warmth with a conscience.
The Hopper is built for motion — boat deck, mountain pass, or simply a brisk walk to the best table in the village. It’s a down-filled gilet with a difference: refined in style, technical in build, and quietly luxurious in every stitch.
The outer shell is cut from stretch-nylon (86% nylon, 14% elastane) — sleek, durable, and designed to flex with you. Inside, warmth is delivered by RDS-certified down — a 700 fill power blend of down and feather that traps heat like a pro, while staying light enough to roll into your weekender. The Responsible Down Standard certification ensures this comfort comes ethically — fully traceable, and free from cruelty.
The real genius? The pairing with Merino wool — natural, breathable, and inherently elegant. It’s insulation, but with taste. Luxury, but built to last.
Details include twin-needle stitched baffles, zippered welt pockets with reinforcing herringbone tape, a stealthy internal zip pocket, and a concealed shock cord hem with an adjustable metal barrel stopper — because precision matters, especially when the wind picks up and the view gets interesting.
Whether layered over a fine knit on a morning stroll or thrown on après-ski with a negroni in hand, the Hopper gilet delivers uncompromising performance — with all the ease and elegance of a man who packed exactly the right thing.
- Down-filled gilet
- Twin needle stitched through baffles with 700 fill power (a measure of the loft of down). The higher the fill power, the more air the down can trap, increasing its insulating ability
- Down/feather fill is RDS certified (Responsible Down Standard). The RDS ensures that down does not come from animals that have been subject to any unnecessary harm, such as force-feeding or live-plucking, provides traceability in the supply chain, and helps validate and track the down used in products from farm to finished garment
- Welted pockets with zip closure with reinforcing herringbone tape
- Internal zip pocket
- Concealed shock cord at hem opening with adjustable metal barrel cord stopper
- Item No. 281165
