All Allied Feather + Down articles
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News briefsStrafe launches first down jacket for FW2025
The US-based mountain apparel brand partners with Pertex, NetPlus and Allied Feather + Down to launch its first down jacket, blending performance with sustainability.
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ArticleMontane integrates Allied Feather + Down’s ExpeDry technology into fall 25 collection
The new insulation, which debuts in the British brand’s fall collection, aims to improve moisture management and sustainability in outdoor gear.
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News briefsAward-winning biodegradable puffy jacket premieres at ISPO Munich
The innovative outdoor garment, designed to disappear in five years, highlights sustainability and collaboration in the performance apparel sector.
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News briefsNemo’s Endless Promise collection named to Time’s Best Inventions list
The collection, designed to be 100% recyclable, earns a spot on Time’s prestigious 2024 list for Recyclable Gear Innovation.
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ArticleAllied Feather + Down partners with Nemo for expansion of the Renu:Trace program
Allied Feather + Down, a California-based specialist in high-performance, ethically sourced and recycled down, is expanding its Renu:Trace recycled down program with the help of New Hampshire-based Nemo Equipment’s Endless Promise circular product collection. Nemo will be the first brand to use Allied’s recycling program to produce the world’s first ...
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ArticleJack Wolfskin relies on ExpeDRY hydrophobic down insulation by Allied
Source: Jack Wolfskin Jack Wolfskin Expedition Down Jacket German outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin has announced that in its fall/winter 2024 hydrophobic down apparel line, it will replace current, chemical-intensive hydrophobic down with ExpeDRY down insulation by California-based Allied Feather + Down. ExpeDRY is well on its way ...
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News briefsNemo expands circularity efforts into Europe
Nemo has expanded its Endless Promise collection and its circular economy program to now include Europe. In 2024, the Endless Promise product-line will be expanded to include three down sleeping bags (Disco, Riff, Coda) and the Resolve and Vantage backpack lines. Nemo introduced its first product in its fully recyclable ...
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News briefsThe winners of the Outdoor Retailer innovation Awards 2023
The winners of the fifth annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards were announced in a ceremony at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 11. WoolAid’s biodegradable adhesive bandages, made from merino wool, were honored as the Product of the Year. In addition, an independent judging ...
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News briefsNikwax introduces new PFC-free hydrophobic down
U.K. care and waterproofing company Nikwax is introducing two new treated down fillings: Nikwax Hydrophobic Down+ (NHD+) and Nikwax Hydrophobic Down Recycled (NHD Recycled). For both products (virgin and recycled down), Nikwax is working with a PFC-free chemical treatment. According to the company, the NHD+ down is available from 650 ...
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News briefsArtilect goes to market with Allied Feather + Down ExpeDry down treatment
With U.S. brand Artilect as a launch partner, Allied Feather + Down (AF+D) is introducing its new ExpeDry treated down quality to the market. The new, gold-based nano-treatment has been developed together with Fuze Biotech, a company specializing in chemical-free textile enhancements. According to AF+D, the technology helps to reduce ...
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News briefsAF+D launches recycled down that is traceable to animal welfare
Duck and goose down processor Allied Feather and Down (AF+D) is introducing Renu:Trace, described as “the world’s first recycled down traceable for animal welfare.” Current recycled down offerings do not necessarily comply with the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) protocol, making it impossible to know how ethically the geese and ducks ...
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News briefsAllied Feather and Down premiers jackets made with Mitsui design team and Pertex fabrics
A collaboration between Allied Feather and Down (AF+D), manufacturer Mitsui and fabric specialist Pertex, which began in the fall of 2021, has produced initial results available at alliedfeather.com/zeronrth and select retailers in Japan and Barney’s in New York. Originally released exclusively to the Japanese market, but now also available in ...
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News briefsArtilect ignites next stage of A/SYS clothing system
After starting its premiere season fall/winter 2021/22 with its A/SYS-1 and A/SYS-2 clothing system styles, i.e. base layers and next layers (midlayers), the newcomer brand Artilect from Boulder, Colorado, is now following up with the product groups A/SYS-3 to A/SYS-5 for fall/winter 2022/23: insulayers, breathable vapor layers and weatherproof mission ...
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Allied develops ultra high-performance recycled down with enhanced fill power
Allied Feather + Down has announced what it claims to be the highest fill-power ever achieved in a certified post-consumer recycled down. The new RENU:750 represents an improvement on the RENU:700 down. Allied was able to alter the way that post-consumer material was processed and separated to create the new ...
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Allied introduces quick-drying down insulation
Allied Feather + Down from California has announced its new Expedry quick-drying down, featuring Fuze, a chemical-free technology by New Hampshire-based company Fuze Biotech that can be applied to any surface or textile to protect against odor-causing bacteria, mold and infectious diseases. Expedry uses non-ionic, permanently bonded gold nanoparticles in ...
