Well, it's a fabulous and functional extra layer that you can add on or take off as you please; perfect for awkward in-between-season times when the weather doesn't know what it's doing. A puffer vest is also compact enough to roll up and pack into a bag, meaning it makes an ideal travelling companion.

• Pretty Little Thing Black Faux Leather Drop Hem Tank.
• SuperWorld The Super Puff Shorty Vest.
• Patagonia Nano Puff Insulated Vest.
• Editor Favorite.
• Wantdo Puffer Vest with Removable Fur Hood.
• The North Face Women's 1996 Retro Nuptse Vest.
• Columbia Powder Lite Vest. Columbia.
• FP Movement In A Bubble Puffer Vest. Free People.

Really, puffer vests are one of this spring's hottest emerging trends, and I'm not mad about it at all.

With a sweater and wide-leg pants This outfit combo is guaranteed to make any puffer vest look its absolute best. Opt for a more oversized sweater to compliment the wide-legged pant, which pair perfectly together with a vest on top.

Inner vests effectively conceal bulges and love handles while providing smoothness and consistency to your physique. This gives you a more shapely and well-groomed appearance. Vests provide an extra layer of warmth to your body during colder weather. Vests keep the body cool during hot weather.

About Puffer Jackets They are filled with down insulation or synthetic fibers, both of which can provide a high level of warmth depending on how well they are made and the quality of the synthetic fibers.

Puffy jacket insulation material The insulation material will either be a synthetic or down. Down insulation is pound for pound the best insulation option on the market. Down will be warmer and compress smaller than a synthetic. The biggest drawback of down is cost.

Vests are great when hiking, bicycling, running, setting up camp or fly fishing. This is because these types of activities are vigorous enough to keep your body temperature up. A vest is perfect in such cases because they give your arms more freedom of movement and keep your core warm.

The down jacket, known more commonly in the fashion industry as a puffer jacket or simply puffer, is a quilted coat which is insulated with either duck or goose feathers. Air pockets created by the bulk of the feathers allow for the retention of warm air.

Puffer vests are the Goldilocks of fall and winter wardrobe must-haves. They're not too heavy and ideal for layering on top of turtlenecks or under a winter coat. They won't cause you to overheat and instead regulate your body temperature for all kinds of outdoor or indoor activities. Simply put, they're perfect.

A gilet (/dʒɪˈleɪ/) or body warmer is a sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat or blouse. It may be waist- to knee-length and is typically straight-sided rather than fitted; however, historically, gilets were fitted and embroidered.

For the premium vest to operate correctly, the fabric should be thin and elastic. Cotton fabric should be soft and lightweight so that when you wear a vest under your clothing, it seems as if it is part of your skin. Vests nowadays are comprised of a combination of soft and delicate fibres.

Also, sleeved vests are any day a better choice while compared to sleeveless as they absorb sweat from under the arms too.

Eddie Bauer is credited with “creating” the puffer in the 1930s, the result of an outdoorsy dilemma featuring a waterlogged wool coat, dropping temperatures, and impeding hypothermia. But those are the boring facts of the puffer.

Knitted fabric is the primary material for the vest and quality of the fabric is very essential. The stitching process has very few operations. Vest manufacturers prefer to set-up their own knitting unit.

• Style: A vest can add a touch of sophistication to an outfit and make it look more put-together.
• Warmth: A vest can provide an extra layer of warmth on chilly days without the bulk of a jacket.
• Versatility: A vest can be worn with many different types of outfits, from casual to formal.