Product reviews/11/20/2024

Winner of the ISPO Award 2024: ALLIED Feather + Down 1000 fill power ExpeDRY ultra light weight down parka

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This parka from US down specialist ALLIED Feather + Down is literally as light as a feather. The parka offers 1000 fill power down and combines the best of all worlds: fashion, sport, craftsmanship and performance. 

Winner of the ISPO Award 2024: The ALLIED Feather + Down 1000 fill power ExpeDRY ultra light weight down parka.

Lightweight is the keyword for this jacket. ALLIED Feather + Down uses an extremely rare, traceable down with 1000 fill power and combines it with an ultralight Pertex fabric, which is one of the lightest fabrics available. 

Down with ExpeDRY technology

To ensure that the down retains its function in all conditions and does not clump together when wet, losing some of its insulating capacity, the down has been treated with the company’s own ExpeDRY technology. ExpeDRY is ALLIED’s new innovative and disruptive ultra dry down featuring FUZE® technology for a chemical free alternative to traditional hydrophobic-treated down. 

ExpeDRY works by permanently and chemically bonding non-toxic gold particles to the down clusters, which promotes the evaporation of water molecules, allowing the down to dry faster and stay dry even in high humidity and extreme conditions. This contributes to a drier insulation chamber because the evaporation rate is faster than the down's absorption rate in almost all real-life situations. In this way, the technology also helps moisture from the inside, such as sweat from strenuous activity, to dry faster and provide better heat regulation. 

The down is traceable and treated with chemicals to repel moisture.
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ALLIED Feather + Down

Traceable down

All ALLIED down is traceable to the consumer at TrackMyDown.com. This is made possible by an ID number attached to each product. The winning product, for example, shows that the down comes from Europe, mainly southern Hungary and Romania, and was processed at the company's headquarters in Los Angeles, USA. TrackMyDown is no stranger to success: ALLIED Feathers' tracking system won an ISPO award in 2018.  

The jacket is designed as a unisex jacket and is available since October 2024. 

What the jury said:

“This jacket feels like a cloud you can slip into. It is extremely light, spacious, warm and therefore very versatile. The clean look and 1000-fill-power down promise a long lifespan.”
ISPO Award Jury
This jacket from Allied Feathers + Down is extremely light.
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ALLIED Feather + Down

What convinced the jury:

  • Extremely light thanks to 1000-fill-power down and Pertex fabric 
  • 1000-fill-power traceable down treated with ExpeDRY Ultra-Dry technology 
  • Fashionable, versatile look 

ALLIED Feather + Down statement:

"When we developed the AF+D 1000 Fill Power Jacket, we wanted to create a unique piece that combines the best performance materials with a silhouette that is at home in the Alps as well as on the streets of Tokyo. The ISPO judging panel is highly knowledgeable and experienced. This recognition is a true indicator that we are at the forefront of an emerging trend where mountain performance meets fashion-forward aesthetics.”
Matthew Betcher, Creative Director, ALLIED Feather + Down
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