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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Patagonia wants companies that buy their vests to have a social conscience

    Seen mostly on the tech campuses of Silicon Valley, and inside the lobbies of Wall Street, the power vest is part of a recent fashion trend worn by finance and tech bros. It may be puffy or fleece.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 3, 2019 • 1 min read

    Seen mostly on the tech campuses of Silicon Valley, and inside the lobbies of Wall Street, the power vest is part of a recent fashion trend worn by finance and tech bros. It may be puffy or fleece. Patagonia, who manufactures several versions of the cozy vests, says it won’t sell them to some corporate clients. Instead, Patagonia says they want to focus on companies that are socially and environmentally conscious.

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