Down jackets and longer parkas provide coverage and warmth for outdoor pursuits, along with special touches like handwarmer pockets, ribbed cuffs at the wrist, and a protective hood.

Even where I live, in the gloom and mist of rain jacket country in the Pacific Northwest, puffer jackets have taken over. And the brands producing them — Mountain Hardwear, Arc’teryx, Big Agnes, ...

Despite the industry's growth, automation in outdoor jacket production remains limited. "The clothing industry is still labor-intensive," Zhang noted. "Additionally, recruiting skilled technicians in ...