Quilted Hooded Puffer Jacket for Women

There is a week every October when the winter coat comes out and immediately feels like too much. This quilted hooded puffer jacket for women sits in exactly that gap — warm enough for a cold morning, light enough that you forget you have it on. Diamond quilting runs across the body, the hood and the sleeves, and the padding holds the heat in without any bulk across the shoulders.

The hood pulls in on a drawcord so it stays put when the wind turns, and the high collar closes right up under the chin on a two-way zip with a round ring pull you can work with gloves on. A second drawcord sits at the hip, so you can pull the shape in at the waist or leave it loose over a knit. Black ribbed cuffs seal the wrists, a black ribbed band finishes the hem, and two zip pockets keep your hands and your phone out of the cold.

The cut is relaxed through the body with room for a jumper underneath, and the hem sits at the hip. Wear it over jeans and trainers for the school run, over leggings for the dog walk, or over a knit and boots into town. It carries you from the first cold mornings in October right through to the damp end of March.

A jacket that keeps the heat in without weighing on your shoulders earns its place by the door. This is the one you grab on the way out, five mornings a week.

Care instructions: Machine wash cold on a gentle cycle. Do not bleach. Do not tumble dry. Hang to dry. Do not iron.

• Diamond quilted padding that holds the heat without the bulk
• Drawcord hood with a high collar
• Two-way zip with a round ring pull
• Drawcord at the hip and two zip pockets
• Black ribbed cuffs and hem, in sizes S to 2XL