Feather clothing, also called shroud, was made by China Zhou instead of the feathers of birds and animals. Yak hair was used to make wadding in Han Dynasty, and goose feather was used to make wadding in Tang Dynasty. China down jacket became popular in the early 1980s. At that time, the fabric grade and processing level were not high, the style was monotonous, the cashmere content was low, the filling amount was large, and the appearance was bloated, so it was called bread clothing. With the progress of science and technology, down jacket has become an important part of the clothing field and an indispensable daily necessities for consumers in winter.

In the early 1980s, the first generation down jackets in China were widely welcomed by consumers because of their lightness, softness and warmth. For example, Yanhuang eiderdown, one of the earliest down brands in China, used coated nylon spinning fabric at that time, and its version and style were ski-shirt-style bread clothes and mountaineering clothes, which were relatively simple in structure. After breaking the traditional design structure, it was carefully selected, disinfected by drugs and dried at high temperature.

Duck down replaces cotton, and various high-quality thin fabrics are used as lining materials. On the designed garment cutting piece, the down is filled and fixed with straight seam or oblique seam, and then nylon fabrics of various colors are used as lining and fabric, and carefully sewn to make various styles of down garments. The use of monolithic fabric has two, three, four or even six layers. Scientific experiments show that 200 grams of down is equivalent to 400 grams of silk cotton or 600 grams of cotton. Generally, a down jacket should be filled with 300.400 grams of down. Down jacket has the characteristics of light weight, softness, high elasticity, strong water absorption and good warmth retention, so it has become a treasure for men, women and children to keep out the cold in winter, and it is also the first choice for winter skaters and mountain climbers.

The second generation down jacket is made of coated nylon flannel with three layers of materials inside and outside, and its plate type and style are matched with short coats or snow coats, which is more novel and beautiful than the first generation.

The third generation down jacket is made of TC fabric, and its version and style are all kinds of new coats and short coats, which are very nice to wear. Easy to replace and clean. After the 1990s, down jackets became fashionable.

The fabrics used in the fourth generation down jacket are diversified, besides cashmere-proof nylon yarn and polyester-cotton blended TC cloth, there are also bark crepe, printed fine cloth, corduroy, fluorescent yarn, gabardine, velvet, brocade, imitation sheepskin and so on. As far as its pull style and style are concerned, women's dresses are mainly tunic coats, emphasizing the beauty of curves. The main styles of men's wear are loose coats and middle floors. In addition, embroidery, inlaying, inlaying, rolling and other technologies are also applied to down jackets.

After 2000, the fifth generation down jacket products were developed and put on the market: especially the fashionable women's wear with short coats, which achieved brand-new effects through the combination of high-tech fabrics with different colors and materials.

The development of down jacket is mainly manifested in the fashion, leisure, sports and personalization of down jacket.