Nike Shield

Upon receipt of this jacket, I was skeptical at how well it would handle truly cold weather. More than half of the jacket is unlined. The material is so thin, the white jacket is see through. But I wore this on a slower run on a day when wind chills were in the 20s. It held up nicely with just a thermal layer underneath. The mittens worked well too. The only complaints are the gaiter - the amount of material makes it really tight - and the underarm vents - very hard to zip up while wearing the jacket. Size wise, it fits true to size if you prefer more form fitting jackets. If you prefer baggy, size up.

I got the white and love it. I usually run in the evenings or late afternoons and with the winter being cold and dark, this is the perfect jacket for the Midwest. I really like the reflectors which make me feel safe and the distributed warmth in certain areas to keep me warm. The built in gloves are perfect when I go out for a run thinking that I won’t need anything for my hands, but I actually do.

For the price, I would have expected better. I’ve been searching desperately for a jacket that was breathable and protective from the elements. I miss the old fitted Nike shield jackets that zipped up to the neck and had integrated stowaway mittens that fit nice and snug - this old jacket also had two types of outer layer fabrics, a shield layer almost through out, but a then a breathable layer in the underarms and a few other areas. This new jacket is ok, it has the zippers on the underarms to try and create that breathability, but it’s design did not allow for me to catch wind of a breeze for moderate cool down. Another thing that is super flimsy I would say are the useless mittens. I love integrated mittens on a jacket, but these mittens are so large they just fall off and don’t stay put. I could easily just grab my long sleeve over my hands but this mitten is quite laughable. If only they had made it a snug fit for each jacket. For example, I ordered an XS and the mittens feel like they belong to a size large. What I did love is the look of the jacket and the hoodie because they included a slight cap like feel so you don’t get rain directly on your eyes, and you can easily tighten the fit of the hoodie. They also included the face mask neck gater. I didn’t have any issues with it falling down or the fit. If you don’t like it you can easily remove it.