Port Authority Women's Puffer Vest L853

Custom Embroidered Port Authority Women's Puffer Vest (L853)

The Port Authority Women's Puffer Vest (L853) is a sleeveless, water-repellent insulated vest with a 100% polyester shell and lining, 4.4-ounce polyfill insulation and wider baffles, finished with a molded center front zipper, an interior storm flap and zippered hand pockets. Restaurants, dealerships and front-of-house teams add it over an existing shirt uniform in cold months. Wholesale Caps and Embroidery embroiders it in-house at our Houston, Texas facility, decorating apparel since 1979.

Embroidery leads here, and the vest is an easy garment to decorate well. Left chest inside a baffle panel keeps the logo flat and readable; the Port Pocket gives us access to stitch through the fill cleanly. Because the vest goes over a shirt that already carries your mark, many buyers keep the vest logo modest. Woven and leather patches are a strong alternative, and DTF print handles detailed art. All decorated in Houston.

Product Features

• 100% polyester shell and lining with 4.4-ounce polyfill insulation
• Water-repellent finish
• Wider baffles for a modern look
• Molded center front zipper with an interior storm flap
• Zippered hand pockets
• Port Pocket for decoration access; Deep Black, Marshmallow and Shadow Grey in XS through 4XL

Why Buyers Pick It

The smart use of this vest is as an extension of a uniform you already own. Your team is in embroidered polos nine months of the year; in December you do not want to re-outfit them, you want to add one layer that keeps the same logo visible and the same look intact. A puffer vest over a polo does that — sleeves and collar still show, the brand still reads, and arms stay free for carrying trays, writing tickets or working a lot. It is the cheapest way to make an existing shirt program work through winter.

Sizing

XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL and 4XL in a women's cut, including the extended sizes. Size it to layer over whatever your team already wears. Mixing sizes on one order is free and there is no minimum, so adding a single vest for a new server in January is a normal order. Pair it with shirts from the women’s polos collection, or step up to the full-sleeve Women’s Puffer Jacket L852.

How to Order

Send us your logo in any usable format and tell us the colors and sizes you want. There is no minimum on the Women's Puffer Vest — order a single piece or several hundred. We send a free digital mockup showing the embroidery at actual size and position, and nothing is stitched until you approve it. Production runs 7–10 business days after approval, and ground shipping is free on most orders. Rush production is available on request.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Women's Puffer Vest?
It is the Port Authority Women's Puffer Vest L853 decorated with your logo. Wholesale Caps and Embroidery is a decorator, not a blank-goods supplier: we buy the garment and put your mark on it, embroidering every piece in-house at our own Houston, Texas facility. We have been doing it since 1979, and your artwork never leaves our building.

Is there a minimum order?
No. There is no minimum on the Women's Puffer Vest. Order a single piece if that is all you need, or several hundred for a full rollout — the process is the same either way. Caps are the one exception in our catalog — embroidered caps start at 12 pieces. Everything in outerwear has no minimum.

What sizes does the puffer vest come in?
XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL and 4XL in a women's cut. Size it with layering in mind if it will go over a polo or a fleece. You can mix sizes freely across one order because there is no minimum.

Can you match the vest embroidery to our existing shirts?
Yes. We use the same digitized file and match thread colors to what is already stitched on your shirts, so the vest reads as part of the same program rather than a separate buy. The free mockup shows the vest logo next to your existing placement.

Do you keep our artwork on file for reorders?
Yes. We digitize your logo once and keep the embroidery file on our system in Houston. Reorders run off that same file, so the stitch matches the first order and there is no new setup to pay for.

Can we put the same logo on other items?
Yes. One digitized file runs on the Women's Puffer Vest, polos, hoodies, bags and more, so a whole uniform program matches. You can mix apparel and caps on a single order — apparel has no minimum, while caps start at 12 pieces.

How long does an order take?
7–10 business days from the moment you approve the free digital mockup. Rush production is available on request — give us your in-hands date when you send artwork and we will tell you straight away if it is workable.

Send your logo for a free digital mockup on the L853 vest. There is no minimum — order a single piece — and the vests collection shows the alternatives.

1. After your order is placed, we enter it into our system and send an "Artwork & Mockup Approval" email within 24-36 hours. This is to verify design, design placement, size, and product colors.
2. Once you approve the artwork mockup, we create the .dst file (stitch file). This file is used to tell our embroidery machines what to stitch. Note: Cancellation after this step incurs a $30 restocking fee.
3. We create a sewout and/or update the mockup using the .dst file and send it to you for approval. It's at this point where you want to make sure all colors, size, and placement are as requested.
4. You may request changes to the same design before sewout and/or .dst approval. A completely new design request at this stage incurs a $30 fee.
5. After final approval, production begins. Once items are decorated, the order is non-refundable unless there is a defect in the product or decoration.

A $30 setup fee is automatically added to the cart and required for all orders. This covers the order processing costs.