Our pattern-makers spent a winter arguing about hoods. The obvious instinct is to make them bigger, longer, deeper — more coverage, more protection. But a hood that drops into your line of sight is worse than no hood at all.
Peripheral vision matters
Field reports were remarkably consistent: wearers were pulling hoods back to cross streets, leaving water pouring down their necks. The problem wasn’t rain penetration — it was a geometry failure.
Shortening the brim by 3cm, combined with a stiffer internal wire, gave us the best of both worlds: coverage over the critical zone (top of the head, back of the neck) while keeping the entire horizon visible.
It’s a small detail that changes the way the jacket feels when you actually live in it.