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Norse Projects outerwear covers three different jobs — weatherproof shells like the Gore-Tex Windstopper Kastrup, wool and alpaca pieces for cold rather than wet, and plain cotton canvas jackets like the Raabjerg for everything in

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Norse Projects jackets: shells, wool and canvas

Three different problems, three different answers, and the mistake is buying for the wrong one. The Kastrup bomber uses Gore-Tex Windstopper, which blocks wind almost entirely and sheds rain — the piece for a wet commute or a cold platform. The Herluf light nylon jacket is the packable version of that idea, less protective but small enough to carry on the chance of rain. Wool and alpaca do the other job: the Erik in gradient alpaca and the Aksel in cavalry cotton-wool hold warmth rather than keeping water out, and both will wet through in sustained rain. Then the cotton pieces — the Raabjerg canvas jacket, the Hakon in Solotex corduroy, the Ulrik in eco dye — which are neither weatherproof nor especially warm and are bought for how they look and how they age.

Where the Arresskov overshirt fits

Two pieces here are overshirts rather than jackets, and the distinction is worth understanding because it decides whether one will do what you want. An overshirt is cut as a shirt — buttoned front, shirt collar, no lining — but in a heavier cotton, so it goes over a t-shirt or a sweatshirt and under a coat in winter. The Arresskov in compact cotton is the useful example: too warm for July, not enough on its own in January, and close to ideal for the six months either side. If you already own a proper coat and want the layer beneath it, this is that layer. If you want one thing that handles a British October outdoors, buy a jacket.

Buying Norse Projects outerwear to keep

The cuts repeat. Norse Projects carries the same jacket names across seasons and changes the fabric rather than the shape, so a Raabjerg or an Aksel bought this year sits alongside next year's without looking a season behind — which is the practical argument for spending at this level rather than a size down the market. What does change is the fabric each season, so a specific colour or cloth is generally a one-off. Worth knowing when something is reduced: the shape will come back, that version of it usually will not.

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Norse Projects Jackets FAQs

A membrane bonded into the fabric that stops wind passing through almost entirely, while still letting moisture out from the inside. It is windproof and water resistant rather than fully waterproof in the way a hardshell is — the right thing for cold, blustery, showery weather, and not the thing for a day of steady rain in the hills.
An overshirt is cut as a shirt — button front, shirt collar, usually unlined — in a heavier cotton, so it works as a mid-layer over a t-shirt and under a coat. A jacket has more structure, often a lining, and is meant as the outer layer. Overshirts suit spring and autumn; jackets are what you want when the weather is doing something.
It depends on the piece. The Gore-Tex Windstopper pieces are windproof and water resistant. The wool and alpaca jackets hold warmth but will wet through in sustained rain. The cotton canvas jackets are neither — they will shrug off a shower and no more. Each product page lists the fabric, which is the quickest way to tell.
Both Yards Store shops carry the brand: 13 Old Bank Street in Manchester and 86 Pinstone Street in Sheffield. Outerwear is worth trying on given what goes underneath it, and ranges differ between the two shops, so ring ahead for a specific jacket or size.