Editors' Notes With over 50 years' experience outfitting Olympic athletes, Japanese brand Descente utilises innovative bio-mechanical research to produce quality, high-performance outerwear. The 'Element' jacket uses specialist technology which converts light into heat for unrivalled warmth. Rendered from fully waterproof shell, padded with down and finished with heat-welded taped seams, it will protect you from even the harshest of elements.