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Winter-Worthy Outdoor Apparel

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

This Yak Wool Zip Top Offers Unmatched Performance and Comfort

— September 23, 2019 — Fashion
For seasonal outdoor enthusiasts, the impending end of summer marks a time of doom and gloom, but for those whose love for the outdoors shines even when the sun isn't, there's simply no piece of apparel that will revolutionize their trysts with nature as much as Kora's Shola 230 yak wool zip top.

Whilst merino has long been the favoured material of hikers, climbers, cyclists and other all-weather athletes, it simply doesn't match the performance, comfort and flexibility of Kora's proprietary Hima-Layer Original 230 fabric, a technical garment made using pure Himalayan yak wool favoured by the nomads of the Qinghai Tibet plateau, who have been tackling extremely cold weather for centuries, if not millennia.

This yak wool-based product has an extraordinarily wide range of comfort in that it keeps you warm in cold weather, but also gently switches to a more cooler feel when the outside temperature begins to climb. When worn as a base layer, Kora's yak wool zip top offers a fabulous foundation for heavier jackets without interfering in their intended fit and function, while its soft-as-cashmere texture ensures that your skin won't ever be irritated. When worn in relatively warmer spring conditions, the zip top offers the advantage of embedded UPF40 sun protection as well as breathability and moisture-wicking performance far out of the reach of competitor products.

In addition to the excellence of the material, the Shola 230 yak wool zip top has also been thoughtfully designed for every outdoor situation, with a long front zipper allowing for manual thermal control, and extended neck and sleeve edges ensuring that cold drafts don't infiltrate into your skin. Available in men's and women's fits, the comfort and performance of this zip top in varying degrees of cold conditions simply has to be experienced to be believed.

At a price of $160, Kora has well and truly positioned the Shola 230 yak wool zip top as a top-of-the-line, high-performance cold weather zip top, which is why it's truly incredible yet wholly accurate to opine that the price represents a bargain.
Trend Themes
1. Yak Wool Apparel - Opportunity for companies to explore innovative uses of yak wool in outdoor apparel to provide unmatched performance and comfort in extreme weather conditions.
2. Technical Fabric - Disruptive potential for developing new technical fabrics that offer superior comfort, flexibility, and performance in outdoor apparel, surpassing traditional materials like merino wool.
3. Thermal Control Design - Innovation opportunity for designing outdoor apparel with manual thermal control features, such as adjustable zippers, to enhance comfort and adaptability in varying weather conditions.
Industry Implications
1. Outdoor Apparel - Outdoor apparel companies can leverage yak wool and technical fabric innovations to create high-performance products that cater to the needs of outdoor enthusiasts in extreme weather.
2. Textile Manufacturing - Opportunity for textile manufacturers to explore the production of technical fabrics using yak wool or other innovative materials to meet the demand for advanced outdoor apparel.
3. Sports and Adventure Retail - Retailers specializing in sports and adventure gear can capitalize on the demand for cutting-edge outdoor apparel featuring thermal control design, offering consumers enhanced comfort and performance.
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