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Women's Expedition 1/4 Zip Top

Base Layers

Women's Expedition 1/4 Zip Top

Dan English

Pagosa Springs, CO

Price

$179.00

About this piece

The base layer you can wear to work. Most technical base layers either look too sporty to wear visibly or don't perform when you actually need them to. You end up with a drawer full of pieces that only work in specific situations. The Expedition 1/4-Zip bridges that gap. It's technical enough to wear ski touring under your bibs. Nice enough to wear to work when it's cold. Breathable enough for dog walks when you're moving. Warm enough for running errands in freezing temps. One piece that tran...

About the artist

Dan English spent years in the outdoor industry watching brands ship production overseas and lose control of quality. In 2013 he moved to Pagosa Springs and started building a textile mill from scratch. Voormi's patented Core Construction — which weaves technical fibers directly into merino wool — was developed in-house because no existing mill could do it. The result is fabric that's warm like wool, abrasion-resistant like a softshell, and made entirely in Colorado.

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