With its flat-seam construction, zippered chest pocket, and soft knit fleece fabric, this quarter zip is just as functional for your nine-to-five as it is for your next outdoor adventure.

This quarter-zip fleece is my favorite (compared to the full zip) because you can slip it on and off easily without having to deal with a big zipper, which can sometimes poke you in the abs area ...

I’ve owned patchwork fleeces and wool fleeces, half-zip fleeces and quarter-zip fleeces, and this one hooded fleece with a diagonal zipper that started at the shoulder and stopped near the belly ...

The best women's fleeces for 2025 are practical, comfortable and cosy, taking us seamlessly from summit to street to sofa.