Breathability brings new possibilities to all-weather garments

All-weather outerwear protects you against wind and rain. However, inner layers often get soaked with moisture from sweat during activity, which can lead to overcooling. This is the dilemma with conventional rain jackets and even high-performance shells. Especially in Japan where Goldwin comes from, with its long hot, humid summers.

This is the challenge the Goldwin design team has worked to solve while developing its technical outerwear in recent years. How do you guarantee effective protection against wind and rain, while still ensuring the required durability for outdoor use – and offer increased breathability and moisture permeability? New PERTEX® SHIELDAIR is the solution that makes this vision possible.

Earlier this year in spring, Goldwin released the PERTEX® SHIELDAIR Jacket using PERTEX® SHIELDAIR. Now, it is carrying over this product and introducing two new styles for fall – the Fast Shell Light Jacket and the Fast Shell Pocketable Pants.

What makes PERTEX® SHIELDAIR so special? It’s waterproof and windproof membrane has a special nanofiber structure that allows air to pass through for exceptional breathability and venting, preventing the build-up of excess humidity, including in challenging and changing conditions. This technology offers high-level breathability and unparalleled levels of comfort that is superior to conventional moisture-permeable fabrics.

Superior breathability ensures a more comfortable inner microclimate – i.e. your inner layers remain nice and dry. In addition, PERTEX® SHIELDAIR is an extremely lightweight, soft, smooth and responsive shell fabric.

Products made with PERTEX® SHIELDAIR help heat and humidity disappear in seconds and provide new levels of comfort in extreme conditions, including high humidity.

Goldwin’s unique design approach creates signature minimalist styles with pockets kept to a minimum, and three-dimensional patterns at the shoulders for freedom of movement. As such, they bring out the best of PERTEX® SHIELDAIR and significantly enhance functionality in the outdoors.

Apparel made with PERTEX® SHIELDAIR is not intended to offer heat retention due to the material’s exceptional breathability. These are weather protection styles to layer over inner layers – including insulation layers in colder conditions. The outstanding feature here is the material’s outstanding ability to release humidity and excess heat.

Climbing up mountain ridges or hiking at high altitudes, trekking in the pouring rain, camping or trail running in hot and humid forests... there are numerous outdoor situations where PERTEX® SHIELDAIR comes into its own. Especially in changeable seasons with hot days and sudden rains. PERTEX® SHIELDAIR is the ideal textile solution to provide extremely breathable waterproof protection for our increasingly diverse lifestyles.