Warms the cockles of your heart

The Wayside zip-up fleece from KAVU is kind of like a hug you can wear. It’s made from super-soft high-pile sherpa fleece that gets extra brownie points for being 100% recycled. Elastic binding at the sleeves, collar and hem keep the cold out, and there are two cosy hand pockets. But the really cool thing about the Wayside is the 6-wale cotton corduroy they’ve used to reinforce the underside of the forearms – the bit they reckon you’ll spend most time resting on the bar. They’ve also utilised this same corduroy fabric to pick out the zippered chest pocket, and to line the inside of the neck. Open it up and there’s a surprise bit of KAVU-style engineering on the inside. They’ve used windproof polyester taffeta to line the front and sleeves, but switched in polyester mesh at the back for breathability. Perfect adventure-wear, and stylish to boot.