Customer Reviews The North Face Osito Jacket

This jacket sheds all over my clothes and seatbelt! I love North Face but am returning this coat. Unfortunately, Zappos is out of stock on the replacement I want. I'll have to order from North Face directly. This coat is super warm and cute...too bad it sheds on everything!

My daughter loved the jacket. It was soft and the color was great. However, the coat sheds badly. I got green fuzz all over my seatbelt and consequently all over my other coats. I am not sure why this coat is doing this.

I do wonder how many of these positive reviews were written on first impressions versus actual long term wear. In fact, I previously left a five star review shortly after purchasing this, because my first impression of the jacket was very positive. It is warm, it is soft, it is cozy, what is not to love? Well, a lot of things. I did not have an issue with shedding on my clothes, but the seat belt was another story. The fuzzies clung to the seat belt and then transferred themselves to anything else that I wore. That was irritating, but not a deal-breaker. But the more severe side effect of this seat belt shedding was that the jacket developed "seat belt lines" in the fleece that would not go away, because it matted the fleece down where the seat belt hit. This was not over a period of several months or years, either, but weeks. This jacket is just too expensive for how delicate it is. The fleece is so soft and warm, but for the price, I need something that I can wear in the car without the fleece being matted and shedding away. Two stars because it feels nice, but if you are looking for something that is durable and will not shed like a dog, do not get the Osito.