Polartec names 2019 Apex Award Winners
17/09/2019
“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