5-Stripe Zip Hoodie

Unfortunately, AN quality has tanked. We’re essentially paying for the rent for their retail stores, which are located in extremely high priced areas (specifically right on PCH and in Venice). So I get it – you have to make a lot of money to stay in business in those locations but the quality of their clothes has really started to suffer. This hoodie feels like it was made by Hanes or fruit of the loom- not trying to hate on either of those brands, but they are known to be cheaper products. The stitching was also very sloppy (see pictures). Also, the zipper felt very flimsy and did not zip smoothly. I have other aviator nation hoodies that have substantial zippers that go up and down in one smooth motion. It just seems like they have started to cut corners in all areas of the brand. For $200 I expect for a hoodie to at least look like it was stitched together properly and that it went through some sort of quality control measures. Unfortunately, this one did not meet my expectations at all.