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Helen Seamons

Power puffers: Warm up to the new quilted jackets

Finisterre Nebulas Jacket, £195; finisterre.com
Finisterre Nebulas Jacket, £195, finisterre.com Photograph: pr

Kanye’s (sold-out) cropped jacket has put some serious style weight behind the look. Now the high street has upped its game on recycled credentials – see Gap’s well-priced 100% recycled jacket. And if you’re looking for something more fashion than Uniqlo’s roll-up-and-stuff-it-in-your-bag budget option (from £49.90), you can still pick up a navy and khaki, satin-look, oversized parka from their Jil Sander J+ collection (on sale at £99.90) via the Uniqlo website.

It follows that Scandi brands know their way around a puffer jacket. Norwegian company Holzweiler’s Dovre jacket is water resistant, made using responsibly sourced down and has a temperature rating effective to −15C. Swedish brands Arket and Cos both offer recycled and upcycled options in several colourways. To maximise use, choose a neutral shade that will fit seamlessly into your wardrobe.

No brainer: Justin Bieber in a black bomber.
No brainer: Justin Bieber in a black bomber. Photograph: Adam Pantozzi/ NBAE/Getty Images

Arket’s grey version works just as well worn over office wear as it does with jeans. Reiss’s stone-coloured hooded version is on sale at £180, from £298. And don’t forget go-with-everything black, as seen on a casually dressed Justin Bieber courtside for a trip to the basketball, or when worn with smarter black separates. M&S’s take is water-repellent and comes in regular and long length, in sizes from small to 4XL (£69)

Riley Studio spent months developing a food-waste natural dye for their recycled nylon jacket, dyed using onion skins and rice husks to create the taupe hue. It’s a high-ticket spend but on the coldest mornings there is no better coat. It’s like wearing your duvet to work.

Recycled 100%, £180, cosstores.com

1. 100% recycled, £180, cosstores.com

2. Recycled nylon food waste puffer, £495, riley.studio

2. Recycled nylon food waste puffer, £495, riley.studio

100% recycled nylon, £43.99, gap.com

3. 100% recycled nylon, £43.99, gap.com

4. Boxy upcycled down, £225, arket.com

4. Boxy upcycled down, £225, arket.com

5. Responsibly sourced down, £494, holzweiler.com

5. Responsibly sourced down, £494, holzweiler.com

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