Customer Reviews Arc'teryx Kyanite AR Hoody

I have the previous version of the Kyanite Hoody which I really like and wanted another in a different color but I should have paid attention to the NEW in the product description and read more carefully. The previous version has a soft, thin mesh lining in the interior front jacket that gave the jacket some structure and substance while still remaining soft. The new version lacks this and is just one layer of thin Polartec fleece. The previous version also has a small zippered interior pocket that's perfect for a key and credit card that this new version lacks. The hand pockets also now sit low on the jacket so that any heavy object, like a phone, makes the pocket droop forward and sag. In the previous version, the pocket sits higher and the mesh lining "held" the pocket in place so there wasn't this issue. Overall, rather disappointed in the new design direction. Perhaps if I didn't own the earlier version, this one might be okay. As it currently is, it feels like a basic soft fleece jacket with minimal features.

I owned 2 of them from past years. My daughter just bought me another one for my birthday because I just love them too much. However, the cut is not the same fitting, the inner panel is different and it is also missing a inner pocket as you see the photo attached (left-prior years model, right-this years model)