Women's new arrivals: clothing & shoes

What's new in women's clothing

Every new piece has to earn its place next to something you already own, which is a higher bar than it sounds. Most of what lands here is an update rather than an invention: a cut refined after enough people told us where it pulled, a fabric with more give across the shoulders, a hood that finally works with a ponytail. Women's fit gets its own patterns rather than a scaled-down version of anything, so a new season is usually where those refinements show up first. Alongside that sits the genuinely new, insulation that keeps its loft through more washes, membranes that shift more vapour, weights that drop without losing durability. And then there are the pieces we do not change, because they were right the first time. Before you add anything, it is worth knowing what gap you are filling: a warmer mid layer, a new jacket for the wet months, something that works over the top of what you already have. Browse the full range in our women's clothing and gear.

New women's shoes, tried first

Footwear is where it pays to be slow. A new pair should answer a question your current pair keeps asking, whether that is grip on wet ground, warmth in January, or something light enough to live in a bag. The range spans trail, walking, winter and everyday, and the honest advice is to buy for the surface you are actually on most weeks rather than the trip you are planning. New models bring real changes, better wet grip compounds, midsoles that stay springy for longer, uppers that shed water without turning into a sauna. What they also bring is a redesigned last, so a shoe can feel different at the same size as the version before it. Try before you commit where you can, and try late in the day with the socks you actually wear. And resist replacing something that still works, because a fresh proofing treatment will often buy another season, which is better for your wallet and considerably better for everything else. Everything currently in stock sits in our women's shoes and footwear.