POLARTEC APEX AWARDS
In a year where we were forced inside, the outside world continued to inspire invention, exploration, and adventure. It’s a journey to find comfort in our surroundings, wherever we find ourselves.
In a year like no other, we are now living the Outside In.
The 2020 Polartec Apex Awards represent the very peak of design and fabric innovation. It’s where we honor our partners who go above and beyond the norm with their use of Polartec fabrics. Here are 12 winners who took home this year’s Malden for their inspired design
2020 Apex Award Winners
Reversible Bomber Jacket
It’s modern vintage with a functional twist: A timeless bomber silhouette, with an iconic check wool print, made from our original Thermal Pro® shearling fleece. And it’s reversible. A new classic that’s warm and comfortable inside, but made to be outdoors.
Flexible Insulated Collection
A study in minimal design and functional beauty as comfortable at home as it is in camp. Simple lines and a comfortable fit hide high performing Polartec® Alpha® insulation, guaranteed to keep you warm enough without overheating.
K-Way® R&D Collection - Made To Be Special
Form follows fierce in this truly special limited edition collection made entirely in Polartec® Thermal Pro®. Classic shearling manicured into a flowing form and loose fit. An intentioned design and deliberate style that never loses its comfortable nature.
Miage Jacket
A ski mountaineering jacket built for speed and resistance. It features lightweight, breathable 90g Polartec® Alpha® Direct active insulation for warmth while also releasing heat build up. Polartec Hardface® provides an additional performance layer with the abrasion and moisture-resistance needed to navigate the alpine terrain.
Polartec® Alpha® Direct | Polartec® Hardface® | Buy the Jacket
Men's Tri Thermal Threads Overshirt
It’s a classic, versatile style that manages to feel both roomy and form-fitting at the same time. Part shirt, part jacket, all sweater knit Polartec® Thermal Pro®. It’s warm, easy to wear, and the kind of piece that finds its way to your favorites.
Women's [ak] Baker Hi-Loft Pants
What looks to be a simple set of tights is a surprisingly technical solution using two types of fabrics placed into performance zones to maximize their capabilities. Polartec® High Loft™ for breathable warmth and Polartec® Power Stretch® Pro™ for flexibility and a contoured fit. If these leggings weren’t so comfortable you might consider them equipment.
Polartec® High Loft™ | Polartec® Power Stretch® | Buy the Pants
Under the Lights Polartec® Delta™ Short Sleeve
Whether under the lights of the big game or in the pre-season summer sun, this is the new prototype for under-pad comfort or high intensity training. By featuring the adaptive cooling properties of Polartec® Delta™, this shirt increases airflow, reduces cling, and works in-sync with how the body naturally sweats.
Men’s Inceptor Insulated Vest
A specialized hunting vest with advanced technology that’s hidden in plain sight. Inside against the body is Polartec® Alpha® Direct active insulation for regulated, breathable warmth. Outside against detection is the revolutionary camouflage pattern created by a former Pixar animator and avid hunter.
Pecora
This modern take on a winter classic is as cozy as home and hearth, or at least a hot cup of cocoa. It’s an original Thermal Pro® shearling pullover that manages to fuse reassuring warmth with a casual elegance that only comes from comfort in your surroundings.
Polartec® Power Stretch® Pro™ Collection
An icy streetwear collection made of Polartec® Power Stretch® Pro™ from head to toe. Each piece offers clean lines and a relaxed fit that both forms to the body and sits easy for winter in the city. The only thing missing is your choice of fresh kicks.
Official UCI Rainbow Casual Jacket
Commemorating the partnership with the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale, the governing body of competitive cycling), this après jacket brings fleece-like warmth and features a unique ‘inside out’ use of Polartec® Power Air™, the only fabric engineered to minimize microfiber shedding.
Suðureyri Polartec® NeoShell® Coat
A trench coat that is stretchable and fitting, durable and soft, and most certainly, breathable and waterproof. It fuses the performance qualities of NeoShell® with a more sophisticated silhouette ideal for Icelandic days anywhere.