Customer Reviews The North Face Apex Bionic 2 Jacket

I had originally purchased this jacket for myself. I had been shopping for a red jacket. Unfortunately even though the picture shows red and the color description says Rose Red, it is actually pink. I was very disappointed by the color. I am not a pink person at all. I actually was able to sell it to a friend so it all worked out in the end. But i am still withoutmy red jacket.

Love the jacket but very disappointed in the fit of plus size.

Got an XXL for my mom for Christmas which is her size. Jacket was way too tight. Sizes must run a bit small.

The inside is very soft and I often find myself trying not to sleep in it everyday.

Good from the house to the car on avoid day

I like the jacket, but I don't love it. The color is great and wonderfully vibrant, it's totally windproof and the interior is super soft and feels good with just a short-sleeved t-shirt on. The problem is the sleeves. Not only are they too narrow to layer anything more than the thinnest fleece with, but they seem to be set for someone whose arms face the other way. With my arms at my sides there's a crease where the sleeve folds. Weird. I'm keeping it anyway because I like it, but I wish it was better designed.

Doesn't fit well and I even used the size chart to fit myself

I like the lightweight jacket. It keeps me warm. The collar does not lay flat and is twisted. It sticks up and rubs on my cheek. I am going to exchange it.

Runs smaller than expected. The size guide was very inaccurate based on provided measurements. Very thin, not as warm as i thought.

I tried on a XL in Dick's Sporting Goods. It was a little snug and I was concerned about being able to wear a sweater or sweats under it in the winter. I ordered the jacket on line in a XXL and it was too big for my liking. It is a fit cut jacket. Im deciding if I should keep the too big jacket or return it and get the very snug fit

The jacket is pretty but who is your fit model? She must have really long arms and a very narrow waist. I ordered the large and it fit in the waist but the arms hung way down past my hands and the collar was on my face. Returned it for the medium and the sleeves are still too long and the waist is very tight. Strange fit. Pretty jacket.

This jacket runs a little small and the collar is a little annoying at times. I would recommend this jacket for runners instead of for everyday wear/running around town. It's nice and warm but again the collar can get a little annoying and rub against your neck.

Jaket is ok - like all women's jackets is missing features - pockets etc......... good quality for price have not decided if I am in love with the color I chose - the blue stencil flower - i wanted blue but it wasn't available in my size =/

Not a good fit.

It feels like the sizing was a mens xxl So big on top through shoulders and Bust. Waist and hips were really small. Bummer.

I have an Osito jacket that I love, but I was looking for something water resistant with a more form-fitting shape, so I chose this one. Online it said that this jacket had an "athletic fit", which I took to mean it was at least somewhat flexible/stretchy. Absolutely not. The material is weird and the best thing I can compare it to is a stiff burlap type of material. It made my skin crawl to touch it. It feels like something you would use for the cloth material on hiking boots. I felt like I was wearing a jacket filled with cardboard sheets. I think it would take me a year to break it in to be comfortable. I'm a shorter person, so the neck part was very stiff and stabbing me in the throat, no matter how much I adjusted it, as I tried to like it. Maybe if I were taller I would like it more... I don't know.

I would use this coat outdoors for hiking and also for casual wear

I thought I would love this jacket. HOWEVER, the outer jacket material felt stiff and not movable. The sleeves are ridiculously long. I'm 5'4" and the sleeves covered my hands. Unbelievably I read a review from someone who is 5'9" and she said the same. I really wanted to love this jacket but returned it instead.

I've had several of these jackets over the past 15 yrs in both SM women's and XS men's and loved the fit and features so much that I wore them out. But I hate the new curvy fit of this model! The older models had a straight fit that I could fit a t-shirt and vest or sweater under (for re. I'm 5'2", 115#). This new curvy fit barely accommodates a regular weight t-shirt and feels snug. The only thing I can wear under and feel ok is a tissue t-shirt, which means its fashionable but NOT functional for real outdoor use in cool to cold temps. I love it for wearing to the office over thin layers but that's not what I bought it for. I went ahead and bought the XS men's hoping to cure the issue...it has the straight fit but is missing the internal fleece cuff that the women's has and the men's used to have. Please bring back the straight fit for women & the internal cuff for the men!!

Returning as the sleeves are way too long - about 6 inches. Because of how the cuff is, it would be really difficult to shorten.

Walking, hiking.

I have one in the old design, love it. But this new design has too much room around shoulder area looks bulky on me, ended up returning it.

Really wish it came in 3X, too tight around the chest

The style of this new Apex is terrible! The fabric is very very stiff and makes it hard to move. The fit is also very different and does not allow for much movement. I was hoping for some improvements over the old version, but they seem to have only made it worse. I have enjoyed my old Apex so much I thought I'd get a new one in a new color, but sadly, this is going back.