Winter is coming, if not already here, which means every Hip Daddy needs to be prepared.  And we got you covered…literally.  Let’s talk jackets.  These are number one in our book for cold weather prep.  Yes, we love a Moncler but we like to be a bit more democratic and accessible here at Hip Daddy HQ, so let’s discuss a lovely and smart company based in Southern California just down the road from our favorite travel destination Montecito…

Patagonia is a straight-up awesome company.  Yvon Chouinard is the brilliance behind Patagonia, and if you read his book Let My People Go Surfing, you will love this man…and will want to work at Patagonia in a New York minute.   Patagonia does it right.  With a mission statement that entails the following ““Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, and use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis”…you can tell this company actually cares.  The transparency is amazing, just check out their website…information everywhere.   Well done Ventura.  Speaking of making the best product…

Hip Daddy Jackets.  We are feeling the Fitz Roy Down Parka.  Lightweight yet durable, with plenty of pockets (which we all need for the kids ‘stuff’) including two high handwarmer pockets and exterior left chest pocket feature zipper garages and insulated entries to eliminate drafts.   And for you snow boarding Hip Daddy’s, it is indeed helmet-compatible featuring a baffled hood with an internal heat-locking high-loft chamber on the back of neck.  Technical yet stylish.  And let’s not forget the bold color Cochineal Red…make a statement at any playground with this one.

It’s getting cold.  Dress Smart.  Try Patagonia.  They Care.