We don't have dedicated packable windbreakers that fold up small into a pocket on our list. Instead, as outerwear great for lightly slipping on in the cool evening, we picked MARGESHERWOOD's BALLOON BLOUSON JUMPER_black and BASIC HOOD JERSEY JUMPER_grey. The balloon blouson blocks cold wind while creating volume by tightening the hem, and the hooded jersey jumper is great to throw on before and after working out thanks to its comfortable fabric feel.
In 1965, Léon-Claude Duhamel was sitting at the 'Café de la Paix' in Paris and thought of foldable clothes as he watched people struggling with umbrellas and running on a rainy day. This garment, made by neatly packing thin nylon into a pocket and wearing it around the waist, was K-Way, the very first packable jacket. Inspired by the French pronunciation for emergency, hundreds of thousands of this windbreaker were sold in its first release year alone, and it was even listed in European dictionaries as a synonym for portable waterproof jackets.
Even if they aren't clothes that curl up small to fit into a bag, both are perfectly suited to block the evening air. Shall we look at hooded zip-ups, or narrow it down to blouson jumpers or outers in the KRW 100,000 range?
↳ To hooded zip-ups
We picked three hooded zip-ups: MARGESHERWOOD's BASIC HOOD JERSEY JUMPER_grey, INSILENCE's 가먼트 다이드 에센셜 집업 후디 CHARCOAL, and INSILENCE's 백로고 스쿠바 후드 집업 BLACK. A zip-up is an item that most comfortably bridges the boundary between outerwear and innerwear at every turn of the seasons.
In 1913, when engineer Gideon Sundback perfected a modern fastening device with a groove-and-ridge structure, it had no proper name and was used on military flight suits or life vests. In 1923, the rubber company B.F. Goodrich introduced rubber boots fitted with this device and named it 'zipper' after the 'zip' sound it made when opening and closing. As the zippered boots gained huge popularity, the onomatopoeia that was once a footwear trademark became an everyday word referring to fasteners as a whole.
Though it may seem like a common item you reach for every day, each piece in this list has a distinct tailored texture, from jersey's unique flexibility to the firm volume of scuba fabric, and the deep color dyed into the entire fabric. Shall we narrow down the criteria toward what you have in mind? We can look at options under KRW 100,000, or narrow it down only to a slim fit or 100% cotton materials.
↳ Under KRW 100,000
They are THREE TO EIGHTY's RIBBON DRAWSTRING HOODIE BLACK and RIBBON DRAWSTRING HOODIE M.GREY, and INSILENCE's 백로고 스쿠바 후드 집업 BLACK and 백로고 스쿠바 후드 집업 MELANGE GREY. Two brands face each other with differing textures. THREE TO EIGHTY added a light stylishness to a cotton hoodie with ribbon drawstring details, while INSILENCE built a solid silhouette with sleek scuba fabric.
Modern scuba, branched off from wetsuit neoprene, evolved based on spacer knitting technology that weaves a 3-dimensional space between face and lining fabrics. The fine air layer trapped between fibers keeps out the cold, making it light and warm even without heavy rubber foam. Thanks to its sponge-like elasticity that bounces back when pressed by hand, it resists wrinkles and maintains a sculpted, unwavering volume.
Depending on whether you want the naturally draping comfort of a cotton blend or the structured scuba fabric holding an air layer, the one you reach for will clearly differ. Shall we narrow it down first by material or by color?
Final Selected Products
