I used to have a North Face Gortex hardshell with a zip in fleece that was an ideal everyday jacket for wearing to and from work for example, or out and about at the weekend, walking the dog etc. I need a similar thing, but IMHO North Face quality has dropped off since it got embraced by all the chavs, and there’s also a general trend of seperate hardshells with multi layering underneath. This is great if on an expedition, but not so good if you want to take your layers off in one hit, it also keeps the shell and insualtion together, so you alkways find them. Open to ideas, and not averse to spending decent money if required.
I went to Go Outdoors today, and all the hardshells that looked good had no function to attach anything warm, and the 3 in 1 jackets they did have just didn’t cut it. I really liked the Rab hardshells for example.