Mertra Translucent Puffer – Curved Quilting That Refuses Straight Lines
Standard puffer quilting runs in horizontal channels because horizontal channels are the most efficient way to contain fill evenly across a flat panel. The Mertra Translucent Puffer uses curved panel seams instead — the quilting lines arc across the chest and shoulders in organic sections that follow the body's contour rather than running parallel to the hem. Because the shell is translucent, every one of those seam lines and the fill volume between them is visible from the outside, making the quilting construction the primary visual element of the jacket rather than a structural detail hidden beneath an opaque surface.
- Curved panel quilting across chest and shoulders rather than standard horizontal channels
- Translucent shell makes fill clusters and seam lines visible as the jacket's surface texture
- Quilting follows the body's contour, creating an organic panelled structure across the front
Panel Construction on the Mertra Translucent Puffer Jacket
The curved panels are most pronounced across the upper chest and shoulder sections, where the seam lines create a radial arrangement that draws the eye toward the centre of the jacket rather than across it. A full front zip runs flush with the central panel, keeping the closure from interrupting the symmetry of the curved quilting on either side. The hood is constructed with the same translucent shell, so the fill visible through the body panels continues uninterrupted into the hood structure — the Mertra Translucent Puffer Jacket reads as a single continuous material from hem to crown rather than a body with a separately constructed hood attached.
- Radial curved panels across the upper chest creating symmetry toward the centre zip
- Full front zip flush with the central panel preserving the quilting's bilateral symmetry
- Translucent shell continues into the hood for a single uninterrupted material read
Branding and Hardware on the Mertra Translucent Jacket
A black Mertra star sits embroidered at the upper chest — one of the only truly opaque elements on the jacket's surface, which means it reads with more contrast against the translucent shell than it would against any solid-coloured fabric. A script Mertra wordmark runs along the left sleeve in the same black embroidery, and toggle cord locks at the hood drawstring carry black hardware that matches both branding points. Elasticated cuffs finish each sleeve without additional hardware, keeping the wrist clean against the volume of the quilted sleeve above it.
- Black embroidered Mertra star reads with high contrast against the translucent shell
- Script wordmark on the left sleeve and black toggle hardware echoing the same finish
- Elasticated cuffs at the sleeve hem with no additional closure hardware
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