The Vollebak Eiderdown Puffer Jacket has been announced by the technical clothing brand as the lightest and warmest coat out there that's made with some of the rarest down insulation on Earth.
The jacket maintains a somewhat simple silhouette from the exterior, but reveals eider duck down sourced from a sanctuary where 3,500 free-nesting birds roam freely in Iceland. The down is gathered by hand by third-generation Icelandic eider duck caretakers after it has been shed and discarded by the birds. The material is then cleaned and dried before being packed into the jacket. This gives the jacket an ultra-warm rating, while also being inherently lightweight.
The Vollebak Eiderdown Puffer Jacket is priced at $4,995 and can be purchased by signing up for the waitlist on the brand's website.
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