DAMASK Fleece ZIP Blouson - BeigeThe first deep pile fleece jacket appeared 35 years ago, six years after Malden Mills introduced the world to polar fleece, and quickly became canonical as an outdoor garment. The descent into low cost (and low quality) ubiquity came about as a direct result of Malden's refusal to patent their new textile. By the end of the century, fleece jackets were fully dclass, something to ridicule as a non choice when worn and given away in bulk as corporate