Places · 5 min
From the North
Northern England and the Scottish Highlands are a demanding place to test outerwear. That is the point.
British weather is not dramatic so much as relentless: wind that changes direction, rain that arrives sideways, cold that sits in the fabric.
It makes an unusually good proving ground. A garment that stays comfortable through a wet, wind-driven day in the hills tends to behave well elsewhere.
