Polartec names 2019 Apex Award Winners

17/09/2019
Polartec names 2019 Apex Award Winners
Diadora, 66ºNorth and Fulsap are among winners of this year’s Polartec Apex Awards, which the textiles manufacturer awards to “the finest products made from Polartec fabrics”.

“The winning products were selected based on skilled and creative uses of our fabric technologies,” said the US-based company.

The winners are:

• 66ºNorth x Ganni Kria NeoShell Jacket (pictured), a collaboration merging Icelandic technical know-how with Danish style, referencing 66ºNorth’s first outdoor performance jacket from the 90s

• 8Js Jackie Driver Blazer, a technical reinterpretation of the classic menswear style from the emerging motorsports-inspired Italian fashion label

• Bally Super Smash Techno Jacket, which uses three Polartec technologies - Polartec NeoShell breathable waterproof exterior, Polartec Alpha insulation and Polartec micro fleece lining 

• Burton Mine77 Power Air Top and Pants, a versatile top and bottom combo employing new Polartec Power Air fabric 

• Crazy Idea T-Shirt Delta Woman, a technical shirt from the Italian ski touring company, designed for summer training, with Polartec Delta cooling fabric

• Diadora N9000 H Leo Colacicco, an innovative version of Diadora’s original running shoe, with a Thermal Pro shearling fleece upper and nubuck details

• Dudley Stephens Ashford Poncho, a poncho silhouette with a stand-up collar

• Fusalp Monza Combinasion, a Formula 1-inspired ski suit made of Alpha insulation for a combination of thermoregulation, lightweight free movement and slenderness from the French ski apparel brand

• Giro Emerge, Jackson, Range, Union, Vue and Zone MIPS - snow helmets lined with Polartec Power Grid fabric 

• Globe Polartec Crew, a crewneck sweater with a complex design featuring a patchwork construction of Polartec Thermal Pro fleeces 

• LC23 Coat Thermal Pro, a smart trench coat made of a Thermal Pro fleece with a sweater knit aesthetic, from the emerging Italian fashion label

• No Bull Soft Shell Jacket, a versatile full-zip hooded jacket 

• Santini Adapt Bib Tight, Vega Multi Jacket, Alpha Baselayer and Alpha Under Gloves