In reply to fire_munki:
Well, since I popped in to see if their 'last two days of sale' had anything interesting, I finally succumbed to a medium black...
And, with time to inspect it closer, there are some odd things about it.
The design and build of the sleeves is different; the left-hand sleeve is constructed from three panels, using colour-contrasting, flat-locked seams, and a conventional overlocked seam to form the sleeve tube. The shape is the same as the one-piece RH sleeve, so I can only conclude that the flat locked seams are there for style, to match the seam used for the small chest pocket. Maybe they managed to squeeze a bit more out of the fabric roll with this panel cutting arrangement... The RH sleeve has an extra piece flat-locked on at the cuff, so maybe they really were trying to maximise fabric use. But I still suspect they were going for an 'asymmetric style'.
Oh, and cap sleeves aren't as good as raglan sleeves for a garment like this; a raglan sleeve gives better movement, without bunching on the shoulder. The hoody does have a very square-shouldered sleeve cap, which accentuates the bunching...
If they wanted to use flat-locked seams somewhere, a better place would have been in the three-panel hood, and maybe the hood/body seam, which are conventional overlocked seams.
The close fit is also odd, even worn over one of their base layer products, in the same size, it's a tad too tight. And I don't fancy wearing it as a base layer, tucked into trousers with a full-length YKK size 5 coil zip. Whilst I understand that fit is very personal, since we're all different sizes, it's markedly different to their other similar products in the same notional size.
I also had another look at the Bionnassay 700 fleece jacket, and noted a lot of unnecessary seams there, too, as well as the terrible armscye design. Shame, because the waffle-inner fabric feels quite nice, and could easily make a nice R1 hoody clone...
I think some more feedback will be provided...
Post edited at 15:18