We wore Ralph Lauren’s $899 self-heating jacket into the Polar Vortex

There’s no escaping this extreme cold. For times when down alone just won’t cut it, heated jackets are slowly becoming mainstream. Remember when the weather was just a way to make small talk? That time in history may be over. The Polar Vortex has plunged the United States into record-breaking subarctic temperatures, making the simple act of stepping outside your door scary and, at worst, life-threatening. The bottom line is that we’ve never needed good outerwear more than we do right now. ...