Customer Reviews Arc'teryx Atom Hoody

Nearly 5 stars but...... This jacket has had it's cut/pattern changed to fit longer in the torso. If you're tall in the torso - great! This will serve you well and is truly a bomb proof and incredibly high performing and cosy jacket! I've owned one for 9 years and wore/loved it non stop until it's recent death. I purchased a new one but sadly most of us women aren't tall in the torso and the new fit just feels off and unflattering on me now. It sits tight on my hips and the extra few inches of length annoys and restricts my body. I miss the boxier cut that ended just below my hips as I could move more freely, plus I thought it looked much more flattering this length too! Heart breaking after owning the older cut for many years and loving the way it fit and felt. Please, PLEASE, please Arc'teryx; bring back your cute boxy cut for us shorter women!

Love the gear. Just wish when you get the wrong size you could send it back and they would send you back the size you need

Jacket is nice, comfy and warm while being light, however the fabric is likely to break or open up within a year. I've been using mine regularly for day to day stuff and have multiple scrapes like this. According to the company, it can't be fix (other than a plasticky patch on it?). Definitely not worth the $ of the jacket, I am quite disappointed.

I've been wearing this jacket as my go to mid layer for 13 years, in a medium, and it's always been my favourite layer. I'm really disappointed by the new fit- the medium is way bigger, and super baggy. The new small seems to fit the same as the old medium, except the sleeves are way shorter. Now I'll have to choose between cold wrists or a baggy jacket that doesn't fit underneath additional layers, which is kind of the point of a layering system vs. a coat to wear around town. it's getting really hard to find a brand that makes technical wear for women with an athletic build. Make this in a tall maybe?? You were the only brand I could always count on to fit me :(

Last year I was interested in buying the Atom hoodie, but I ended up not getting it because it didn't fit right when I tried it on in the store. I am not a "curvy" woman, but the hip area was still way too tight. When I sized up, the top part was way too big. In addition to the cut, I found the coat proportions in general did not fit me. Nothing seemed to fall in the right place. I am 5 feet tall and the coat was cut to fit tall women. This could also be why the hip area didn't fit - it was probably falling too low. Still, I think widening the hip area could help the coats fit better on a wider range of women. All of the Arcteryx coats that I tried on seemed to have this issue. It would really be nice to have petite sizing - but please don't just shorten the coats and think that will work - the length of the arm holes, sleeves, and torso need to be adjusted too. Ultimately I was really disappointed. The coat is attractive, well made and would have been perfect for my hiking trip, but it unfortunately didn't fit right.

Save you money--don't buy this hoody. Within the first 6 months the zipper snagged on the material and when I pulled it--it was damaged. The material is paper thin--and even brushing against branches rips it. Very poor design and comparable to real quality technical clothing. I wear an ortovox hoody I paid way less for that I bought at the same time way more and it is way better. This has been sitting in a fix it bin for a long time. Lousy. Customer service person said it is wear and tear and it is not a stand alone.

This is the third Atom Hoody I've bought and am SO disappointed. Is this the quality of Arcteryx that I can expect now? The zipper "catches" at the neck, not to the point where the fabric gets caught but does that come later with use? I've purchased over a dozen Arcteryx products for my family over the years and have always been very happy with the products and customer service. I am surprised and saddened by this latest purchase.