Traditionally, down coats haven’t been great options for wet weather. “One of down’s downfalls is that when it gets wet, it collapses” and is no longer able to trap air and therefore provide heat, ...

A puffy jacket is a puffy jacket, right? It’s not quite that simple. Puffy jackets certainly follow a familiar design archetype — baffling, cinching, tear-resistant outer fabric — but it’s what inside ...

For some, a duvet filled with a down alternative may actually be better than the real thing. That’s because the natural down found under the feathers of geese and ducks can trigger allergies. On the ...

HÖCHST, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Natural down in jackets, bedspreads and sleeping bags has 18 times less of an impact on climate change than polyester fill, according to a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) ...

When shopping for new bedding, you'll undoubtedly run into both natural down and materials described as down alternatives. This prompts a lot of questions. Is down or down alternative better? What are ...