Polar fleece, previously trademarked as PolarFleece, was the first type of fleece to grace shelves and racks at department stores. Innovation soon followed, and consumers now have plenty of fleece ...

Fleece is the fabric of cold days and colder nights. Associated with outdoor wear, this fabric is a soft, fluffy material that is most often made from polyester. Mittens, hats, and scarves are ...

This is one hundred per cent manmade. Polar fleece is a fairly recent arrival, invented by an American textile company Malden Mills, in 1979, who called it PolarTec.

Unsurprisingly, the material neither looks nor feels like a classic fleece. It’s smooth, almost silky next to the skin, and the hard-faced outer looks city sleek.

It was the granddaddy of all winters, one that will go down in weather history books as the worst ever. During the winter of 1993-94, the Lehigh Valley had 75.9 inches of snow dumped during the 16 … ...

These days, it’s more likely a zip-up synthetic vest you can score at your local Old Navy for $3.99 in the bargain bin — the ubiquitous, wholly undistinguished polar fleece vest.

We have Dumbgood to thank for the Buffy Gets Stabby Polar Fleece Pullover ($89). Party like it's between 1997 and 2003 with this polar fleece quarter zip that, ahem, slays.