The Killy Women’s Phébé Faux Fur Jacket is a classically stylish, feminine and versatile ski jacket that has been made using a waterproof and breathable iridescent Dermizax® fabric.
| Dermizax®: | Soft, smooth, windproof and stretchable fabric with an extremely waterproof, non-porous, ultrathin membrane. |
| Thinsulate: | Its unique microfibres are about ten times smaller than those of other synthetic insulations, which means they’re much more efficient at trapping air and make a garment easier to compress. It also means more fibres can be packed into the same space, where they can reflect back more of the body’s radiant heat. And because Thinsulate absorbs less than 1% of its weight in water, it retains its insulating ability even in damp conditions. |
| Comfort Satin Lining: | A soft, comfortable and warm lining that uses the combined properties of embossed satin, stretch fabrics, and windproof stretch inner cuffs. |
| Waterproof Rating: | This is measured and expressed as Hydrostatic Head in millimetres (mm). To find out the Hydrostatic Head of a fabric the manufacturer will take a clear tube and clamp their material over the bottom end. They will then fill the tube slowly with water and watch to see how high the column of water can get before the material lets drips through. The higher the hydrostatic head, the better the water protection. The European Standard a fabric must meet to be classified as waterproof is a Hydrostatic Head rating of 1500mm, and on average, outerwear fabrics tend to have a hydrostatic head of 10000mm and above. |
| Breathability Rating: | Breathability is measured as a rating in grams of how much vapour a square metre of fabric will allow to pass through in 24 hours (g/m2/24). For general use, 10000g/m2/24 and above is desirable. It should be noted that breathable fabrics do not stop you sweating and care should be taken as to clothing worn beneath waterproof/breathable shells. High quality base layers and fleece or insulated midlayers should in themselves draw vapour from the body and pass it outwards, thus allowing the outer fabric to do its job. Cotton clothing should never be worn as part of a performance clothing layering system. |