This is the second my wife has bought. She loves the length of the previous gillet and how it keeps her warmer than other competitor products.

Looks smart, extremely light, surprisingly warm for the weight and packs up small. Only downside is that down is difficult to wash without the feathers clogging.

I already had a pink gilet for walking the dog. I wanted one that was for non dog walking and this was perfect.

Really warm gilet. Thought xs size is not small enough

This is the 2nd alpine down gilet I have purchased. The reason for purchasing a second one is that I wanted to be able to use it in colder weather, wearing it over thicker winter jumpers etc. and as an extra layer under a jacket/coat etc. which just makes it that little bit more roomy. I generally wear a size 10 and having a size 12 does not swamp me at all. For anyone contemplating what size to select, I would recommend going up a size to what you would normally wear. It just makes the gilet more versatile. Hope my comments help.