水沢ダウン Mizusawa Down 10th Anniversary

水沢ダウン。それは、オルテラインの源泉。ただ一着のウェアがひとつのカテゴリーを誕生させた、デサント内でも比類なき存在。工場の名を冠したこのダウンジャケットは、岩手県奥羽山脈の麓、大自然の緑に囲まれ聳え立つデサントアパレル水沢工場［岩手県旧水沢市（現奥州市）］の最先端縫製技術を駆使して生産される、高い保温性と快適性を兼ね備えたダウンウェアです。2008年の誕生から10 年。 これまでのダウンジャケットとは一線を画した機能性を提起した水沢ダウンは、先進的、かつ画期的な製品に贈られる歴史あるISPO AWARD やGOOD DESIGN 賞受賞など、いまや日本のみならず世界でも高い評価を得ています。 Mizusawa Down – the fountainhead of ALLTERRAIN. The one and only item in the history of Descente to have given rise to a whole sportswear category in its own right. The down jacket that took the name of the Descente factory where it originated – and continues to be made – is produced using state of the art sewing technology, and is renowned for its superb heat retention and supreme comfort. The factory itself sits at the foot of the Ou mountain range in Iwate Prefecture, near the town formerly called Mizusawa, but now known as Ōshu City. It is now 10 years since Mizusawa Down came into being. In that time it has, effectively, rewritten the textbooks on down jacket manufacture and established entirely new standards for functionality, and in the process amassing a substantial array of significant awards for advanced, innovative design and manufacture and extending its acclaim beyond Japan to a growing international market.