Customer Reviews Columbia Flash Forward Lined Windbreaker

Runs small

This jacket keeps me slightly warm and feels good.

I bought this for my mom since she needed a lighter weight hoodie jacket. She lives in northern california so the climate is always usually brisk. I tried it on myself and loved how warm it felt with the soft lining. It is a lightweight jacket but still warm enough and roomy enough (if you go up a size and layered it with something underneath.) I think that's the point with this type of jacket. Either wear it as a lightweight jacket with just a shirt underneath, or go up a size to wear it at colder climate areas for layering underneath. I decided I'm going to buy one for myself too.

Overall I like the jacket, it looks nice and the fleece lining keeps you warm. However there is already a hole in the fleece lining and I have only had the jacket for a week.

Great windbreaker if you need a bit more than a shell jacket. I am a petite and slender female. I prefer a looser, longer fit in my tops and jackets. I ordered a large in this item, but I still found it a bit short in the length. I liked the color. I had ordered the graphite, shark jacket. I thought the bit of pink gave the jacket some pop. I also liked the light weight fleece lining. Unfortunately the fleece lining inside the sleeves ended at the point where the graphite and shark colors met, that is at the seam between the two colors. I also found the sleeves way too long for my arms. In addition, I could not accept the lack of cord locks on the pink "strings" at the base of the zipper or the neck area of the hood. I returned the jacket.

I ordered this jacket by mistake- I was looking for a light unlined jacket. However, I would have kept it if it looked OK. This one was lined with a fabric that reminded me of plush toys and the outer fabric was very thin and silky. These two fabrics made the jacket "inflate" or get full of static. When I tried the jacket on, it looked like it was puffy. The styling of the colors with the bulky look was not flattering. Purple colors were pretty though.

I have now ordered the same item twice, and both times the.item received looked nothing like the photo on the model. I ordered it in black - in the photo the zipper and the cinch cords are black. Both of the ones I received have bright white zippers and cords, making the jacket look completely different. I was told by the first customer service agent that what I receive should look exactly like what is online and to order again. I did, and then received the same wrong item. Very frustrating.

The lining is not attached to the shell in this jacket. Whenever I put it on the lining comes out the sleeve opening makes the jacket taunt in the back and difficult to put on, especially if you're wearing long sleeves. Probably going into the donation pile.