As the colder months set in, Goldwin delivers a refined approach to winter performance with its latest arrivals at Yards Store. Designed to handle changing conditions without compromising on style, this latest collection blends technical innovation with clean, functional design. From insulated layers to weather-ready essentials, we’re highlighting standout pieces built to keep you moving comfortably and confidently throughout the winter season and into the new year.
How the Goldwin range layers
Goldwin came out of ski clothing, and the layering logic still runs through the lifestyle range. The principle is that no single garment does everything: a thin windproof outer stops the wind and sheds light rain, an insulating middle layer holds warmth, and a base layer moves moisture away from the skin. The advantage over one heavy coat is that you can take a layer off when you warm up rather than sweating through everything you are wearing.
Worth being clear on one distinction, because the names are easy to confuse. A wind jacket is not a rain jacket. It blocks wind and copes with a shower, but it is not built for sustained rain the way a taped, membrane-backed shell is. If you need genuine waterproofing, look at the GORE-TEX pieces in the range instead.
Three pieces and what they do
Goldwin Airly Shell Packable Wind Jacket, Ivy Green
This is the outer layer for changeable days rather than wet ones. It packs down small enough to live in a bag, which is really the point of it — the jacket you actually have with you beats the better jacket you left at home. The bright green is a departure from the greys and blacks that dominate the rest of the range, and it also comes in black if you would rather it disappeared.
The Airly Shell in Ivy Green. It packs into its own pocket, so it travels in a bag rather than staying at home.
See the Airly Shell Packable Wind Jacket in Ivy Green.
Goldwin WF Light L/S Hoodie, Black
The WF Light hoodie is the middle layer in this combination. It is cut close enough to sit under a shell without bunching at the shoulders, and plain enough to wear on its own indoors. Branding is minimal, which is consistent across almost everything Goldwin makes — there is rarely a logo larger than a few millimetres on the chest.
View the WF Light L/S Hoodie in black.
Goldwin Fine Wale Corduroy Straight Pants, Deep Charcoal
Fine wale means the ribs in the corduroy are narrow and closely spaced, which gives a flatter, smoother surface than the wide-ribbed corduroy most people picture. It reads closer to a flannel trouser than to a pair of workwear cords, and it takes a jacket better as a result. The straight leg keeps the shape simple.
Fine wale corduroy in Deep Charcoal. The narrow ribs give a flatter surface than standard cord.
See the Fine Wale Corduroy Straight Pants in Deep Charcoal.
Why Goldwin makes clothing this way
Goldwin began in 1950 as a small knit fabric factory in Tsuzawa, now part of Oyabe City in Toyama Prefecture, set up by Tosaku Nishida. It became a sporting goods manufacturer and launched the Goldwin name in 1958, applying what it had learned about knitting to ski sweaters and then to a full range of ski clothing. The lifestyle side of the label, which is most of what we stock, arrived in autumn 2016.
That order matters. The construction came first and the styling followed, which is why the outerwear has articulated sleeves and hems that behave when you reach up, and why the colour palette stays quiet. The original Oyabe site is still in use and now runs as the company's research and prototyping facility.
Goldwin shells in store. The quiet palette is deliberate, and the green is the exception rather than the rule.
Browse the full Goldwin range at Yards Store, or come and try things on at our Manchester store.
