Season/Year: Fall/Winter 1988
Color/Print Name: Natural / Cobalt / French Red
Made in the U.S.A.
Tag Size: M
Best fits a Mens S, Womens M
Pit to pit: 21in
Base of the back collar to bottom: 25in
Pit to end of sleeve: 22in

Condition Rating: A
Notes: An insanely rare and highly sought after first edition vintage Patagonia Retro Pile Cardigan from F/W 1988 in amazing like-new very lightly worn preowned condition. This fleece was one of the original Classic Retro Pile Cardigans from F/W 1988. Fits small.

This jacket represents the second generation of Patagonia pile. This pile doesnt pill as badly as the old stuff, although it will clump; in Retro you will resemble a mature sheep. Its as warm as the old pile which means its about 15% warmer than Synchilla* pile; it falls between Synchilla and down on the warmth scale. Pile was famous for wearing ludicrously well and taking astonishing abuse. Here, however, all resemblances end. The Retro Pile is laminated on the inside to Capilene tricot which will wick moisture off the skin and allow it to spread out over the tricot hem from the body then pushes the water vapor out onto the pile fibers where, acting as water acts on hair it will climb them and eventually evaporate into the air. The pockets are made of a unique lightweight mesh; it will help transport and disperse moisture and its brushed to make the pockets comfortable. The chin flap seals out drafts, even more kind is its soft strip of Synchilla lining. Made in USA (Patagonia, Fall 1990).