Budget winter buy: Stylish shoppers claim this H&M puffer jacket is a perfect North Face dupe

With temperatures dropping and the cost of living rising more Australians are looking for ways to stay warm this winter that won’t break the bank. 

Some stylish shoppers have spotted a H&M puffer jacket that is a perfect dupe for designer versions and is a quarter of the price. 

H&M’s Thermolite puffer jacket for $89.99 is near-indistinguishable from North Face’s version that retails for a whopping $480. 

Some stylish shoppers have spotted a H&M puffer jacket that is a perfect dupe for designer versions and is a quarter of the price

The budget buy comes in black or light blue with insulated down-like filling to keep in warmth as well as a drawstring hood and zipped side pockets. 

On the H&M website, there are dozens of five-star reviews of the affordable dupe with many saying it is just as warm as high-end labels and ‘looks more expensive than it is’. 

‘This is literally so nice and comfortable! Super warm, I love anything oversized so I upped a size and got me a large. This looks super expensive irl. This is definitely a must have,’ one reviewer wrote. 

H&M’s Thermolite puffer jacket for $89.99 is near-indistinguishable from North Face’s version (pictured)  that retails for a whopping $480

‘Fab little jacket. True to size. Very good quality. Super warm. Looks a lot more expensive than its price. Highly recommended,’ a second said. 

The Thermolite jacket is available in the H&M website and in some stores across Australia and is already sold out in XS and XL sizes. 

This isn’t the first North Face dupe Australian fashionistas have spied in affordable stores.

Previously, TikTokker Georgia Clay went viral on the platform after showing her blush pink puffer jacket she found for just $40 in Kmart in a clip. 

Melbourne woman, Georgia Clay, sent shoppers into a spin after showing off her $40 Kmart jacket find that is a perfect North Face dupe

The muted pink padded bomber jacket is quilted with long sleeves and pockets and has a zip up the middle as well as a drawstring around the hips for a cosy fit.

After Georgia’s video racked up more than 240,400 views, viewers were comparing the puffer jacket to similar versions from North Face that can go for hundreds of dollars. 

‘Damn I spent $400 on the north face puffer when I could of got this!,’ one commenter wrote. 

The muted pink padded bomber jacket is quilted with long sleeves and pockets and has a zip up the middle as well as a drawstring around the hips for a cosy fit

The $40 padded bomber jacket is available in taupe and blue in sizes 6-20 from the Kmart website or in stores

‘Wait this is so cute I wanna buy’, said a second while a third replied: ‘Ok but how cute is this colour??’

Others were asking if the budget jacket holds up in the cold however Georgia reassured them it was ‘pretty warm’. 

The $40 padded bomber jacket is available in taupe and blue in sizes 6-20 from the Kmart website or in stores.