Soft Shell Jackets Are the Most Versatile Wardrobe Choice During the Coldest Days of Winter—Here Are the 9 Best. As far as all-season wardrobe staples go, a quality soft shell jacket is hard to ...

It was an unreleased soft-shell jacket from a big-name brand. Brand-spankin’ new—so new, that the jacket’s color wasn’t even finalized, the PR rep told me.

The women's medium jacket weighs 11.9 ounces, which is not super light, but it is comparable in weight to other high-end hiking jackets, like the Arc’teryx Zeta SL. Outdoor Research MicroGravity ...

The Serendipity ($250) is indeed one of the new-generation “soft-shell” jackets, as is the Salomon STL-551 ($279). The Gamma, however, is essentially a fleece jacket with reinforcements.