Westcomb To Introduce 16 New Styles at ORWM ‘15
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Vancouver, British Columbia (January 16, 2015) – Made in Canada with unsurpassed craftsmanship and the leading fabric and insulation technologies, Westcomb is debuting 16 new designs at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.
New designs include four new jackets in the SUBZERO line, Wesctomb’s fully-featured expedition-weight parka collection. The women’s Radiance and Swift Parka and the Northern and Mont Parka for men are insulated with Primaloft® Performance Down Blends and designed with a savvy, urban-inspired look yet are capable of handling the worst arctic conditions.
A fully redesigned Apoc Jacket is joining the the A LIne, Westcomb’s series of performance hard shells. New in the Thermotek Down series of down sweaters and insulation pieces are the ultralight Cayoosh Sweater and the mid-weight Sitka Hoody for men. The Cayoosh features a hybrid design of down insulation, Polartec® Power Stretch™ panelling and DWR-treated Pertex® Quantum, while the SItka Hoody offers more warmth from additional insulation and no panelling.
“It’s rewarding to design and build gear that is well matched with the latest and best fabrics and insulation options coming from our technology partners,” explains Alan Yiu, Chief Designer and President of Westcomb. “Additionally, hearing feedback from Westcomb users about the quality of the design, construction and how the gear performs in the field keeps us constantly innovating and designing the next best thing.”
The Thermotek series of midlayers and next-to-skin styles adds five new designs for women, including the Elevate Sweater, Royal Pullover and Luminous Top, all made with the new and innovative Polartec® Power Wool™. The Dash Pullover is a hybrid jacket designed with Pertex Quantum and Polartec® Thermal Pro™. Rounding out the new offerings for women the redesigned Salish Sweater, offers mid-weight warmth in comfortable Polartec® Power Stretch™
For men, the new Orb Jacket is a Thermal Pro™ jacket and the Stratum Zip Neck offers next-to-skin Power Wool™ comfort. The Insulator Vest, built with Polartec® Alpha® and the updated schoeller® dynamic Recon Cargo pant are being added to the active insulation and stretch-woven Enduro line for truly high-performance use.
For more information on Westcomb and new products debuting at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market please contact Patrick Brown at 802-277-1138 or patrick@palemorning.com.
ABOUT WESTCOMB: Westcomb creates innovative, stylish, performance-driven outerwear for men and women 100 percent designed, tested and made in Canada. Westcomb gear achieves a standard of excellence only attainable through the constant access and oversight provided by their industry leading commitment to local manufacturing. Westcomb builds their unique performance apparel with a remarkable roster of industry leading supplier brands including Polartec, eVent, Schoeller, YKK, Pertex, Primaloft and premium goose down.
