Component Jackets
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This family of shells, mid-weight puffy insulators, and fleece is a far cry – technically and stylistically – from that teal Bugaboo hanging in your closet. ($65-$150; columbia.com)
Hard-shell fabric on the shoulders repels snow, soft-shell fabric on the torso allows your core to breathe, and the flashy silver zip-in vest offers an extra bit of insulation (and après flair). ($450; mammut.ch)
686 introduced its Smarty line of lineweight, insulated jackets with matching zip-on shells in 1995. Studies show that it hasn’t actually made anyone more intelligent, but the prep-school design at least make you look the part. ($270; 686.com)
The women’s Leah combines a vented track jacket on the inside with a Helly-Tech hard-shell on the outside. The matching pants include a full-length insulating layer. ($190-$250; hellyhansen.com)
