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This post (and the insightful Comments) had me thinking for quite some time about where YKK zippers might be found in my everyday (non-prep) attire. So I raided my jacket/coat closet to gather data points. Here is a summary of interesting observations found in my closet (YMMV): As expected, many (but not all) of decent technical jackets were outfitted with YKK, although some companies did not use YKK across all product lines. Surprisingly, some “value engineered” and “fashion-focused” apparel manufacturers use YKK. Invariably, all of the off-brands and “made-to-order” companies did not use YKK. Detailed observations: Nearly all of my outerwear from Columbia Sportswear have YKK–these include vests, puffy jackets, rain jackets, and heavy winter jackets. The only exceptions were the economical 100% polyester vest and a really old wool coat (circa 2008). I was not expecting any of my Uniqlo jackets and coats to include YKK, as they are mostly known as value-engineered, contemporary clothing retailer. But all of them include YKK! One minor complaint, however, is that some of their outerwear have smaller zipper teeth sizes. Likewise, my roster of Adidas track jackets, hoodies, and other fashion-centric jackets were all outfitted with YKK. I guess that means I can rock the looks of both Run-DMC and OutKast now. 😉 The technical cycling jackets by Showers Pass were a puzzle. Their $120-ish windbreaker jacket was outfitted with YKK, but their more expensive jackets were completely unpredictable, as they both had YKK on *some* of their zippers. One high-end jacket had YKK zippers on hand pockets, but not anywhere else. Another high-end jacket only had YKK on the main zipper, but not elsewhere. The brown M&Ms were not evenly distributed here. And as much as I appreciate my conference presenter/volunteer hoodies (which I received as gifts) and customized hoodies/track jackets from Neighborhoodies, they were not YKK-equipped. I haven’t collected data points on backpacks, travel luggage, hip packs, jeans, or man purses yet. Maybe I might embark on those inventories at a future date!

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This post (and the insightful Comments) had me thinking for quite some time about where YKK zippers might be found in my everyday (non-prep) attire. So I raided my jacket/coat closet to gather data points. Here is a summary of interesting observations found in my closet (YMMV): As expected, many (but not all) of decent technical jackets were outfitted with YKK, although some companies did not use YKK across all product lines. Surprisingly, some “value engineered” and “fashion-focused” apparel manufacturers use YKK. Invariably, all of the off-brands and “made-to-order” companies did not use YKK. Detailed observations: Nearly all of my outerwear from Columbia Sportswear have YKK–these include vests, puffy jackets, rain jackets, and heavy winter jackets. The only exceptions were the economical 100% polyester vest and a really old wool coat (circa 2008). I was not expecting any of my Uniqlo jackets and coats to include YKK, as they are mostly known as value-engineered, contemporary clothing retailer. But all of them include YKK! One minor complaint, however, is that some of their outerwear have smaller zipper teeth sizes. Likewise, my roster of Adidas track jackets, hoodies, and other fashion-centric jackets were all outfitted with YKK. I guess that means I can rock the looks of both Run-DMC and OutKast now. 😉 The technical cycling jackets by Showers Pass were a puzzle. Their $120-ish windbreaker jacket was outfitted with YKK, but their more expensive jackets were completely unpredictable, as they both had YKK on *some* of their zippers. One high-end jacket had YKK zippers on hand pockets, but not anywhere else. Another high-end jacket only had YKK on the main zipper, but not elsewhere. The brown M&Ms were not evenly distributed here. And as much as I appreciate my conference presenter/volunteer hoodies (which I received as gifts) and customized hoodies/track jackets from Neighborhoodies, they were not YKK-equipped. I haven’t collected data points on backpacks, travel luggage, hip packs, jeans, or man purses yet. Maybe I might embark on those inventories at a future date!


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