The zip on a windbreaker is either doing something or it is not. Most of the time it is not. You get a single central zip, a standard pull, no real thought behind it, and the jacket looks like it came free with a gym membership. The zip detail is where a well considered windbreaker separates itself from the functional but forgettable. Contrast zip taping, tonal half zip placements, cleanly finished chest zip pockets that actually lie flat. These things matter because they are what you notice at close range when the jacket is doing the work of being the outermost layer of an otherwise sharp outfit. We have been particularly interested in windbreakers where the zip hardware feels considered rather than just present. Not decorative for the sake of it. Actually integrated. The pieces in here work with tailored trousers as comfortably as they do with a heavier denim. That is the standard we held them to.