Men's Better Sweater Jacket

Is this a better sweater or a better fleece jacket? Well, yes.

With its low-impact dyeing process, bluesign® approved fabric and Fair Trade Certified™ sewing, it's hard not to feel good about Patagonia's Better Sweater Jacket. The fact that it also keeps you warm and dry and looks good doing it is just icing on the cake...er...mountain. Versatile and bulk-free, there's hardly a hill or dale where you can't wear it. And with three zippered pockets, you'll have plenty of space to store a hat, a pair of gloves and that phone that rarely gets used as a phone anymore. 100% polyester fleece. Imported.

Low-Impact Dye Process

The Better Sweater Jacket is made of 10-oz 100% polyester fleece dyed with a low-impact process that significantly reduces the use of dyestuffs, energy and water compared to conventional dyeing methods. With its sweater-knit face, moisture-wicking fleece interior and heathered yarns this jacket will keep you warm and dry whether you're facing that sudden temperature change as the altitude increases on your hike or feeling the downdraft between city buildings as you head to the dog park.

bluesign® Approved Fabric

bluesign technologies, based in Switzerland, works at each step in the textile supply chain to approve chemicals, processes, materials and products that are safe for the environment, safe for workers and safe for the end customers. Fabric that is certified as bluesign approved offers the highest level of consumer safety by employing methods and materials in its manufacture that conserves resources and minimizes impacts on people and the environment.

Fair Trade Certified™ Sewing

What makes a factory Fair Trade Certified? Rigorous standards for health and safety, respect for the environment, no child or forced labor, maternity and paid leave, community empowerment and additional money back to workers. Patagonia pays a premium for every Fair Trade Certified item that carries their label. That extra money goes directly back to the factory workers, and they decide how to spend it. They can allocate it as a cash bonus, use it for a collective social investment or both.

Complementary Construction

Raglan sleeves give you greater range of motion when you're double poling while cross-country skiing or slipping on a backpack. Flat-seam construction reduces extra bulk that gets in the way when you want to pull on a waterproof shell and helps eliminate seam chafe for active wear. This jacket functions equally well over a shirt. Shape-holding, abrasion-resistant micropolyester jersey is used to trim the collar, cuffs and hem.

Key Features

• 10oz. 100% polyester knitted fleece dyed with a low-impact process
• Interior fleece wicks moisture so you stay warm and dry
• bluesign approved fabric offers the highest level of consumer safety
• Fair Trade Certified sewing provides extra money for factory workers
• Raglan sleeves aide mobility and pack-wearing comfort
• Full-length front zipper with zip-through stand-up collar and zipper garage
• Two zippered handwarmer pockets and zippered left chest pocket
• Shape-holding, abrasion-resistant micropolyester jersey trim at cuffs and bottom hem
• Flat-seam construction reduces bulk and helps eliminate seam chafe
• Hip length provides extra coverage when bending and reaching