What it is: In the era of upcycling, brands have taken to adopting the DIY look in designs of their own. One method the aesthetic has been translated into is through patchwork detailing, formed using contrasting materials that are layered or sewn together in an either haphazard or more geometric fashion. On the runway, such a technique had been...
May 15, 2024
What it is: One jacket that is set to make waves this spring/summer season is the leather bomber jacket, a piece that has grown out of its typically military-based roots to become the ‘it’ outerwear this year. While the traditional bomber can mostly be found in a ballooning shape with a fitted or elasticated hemline, designers for SS24...
Feb 14, 2024
Premium leisurewear brand Napapijri is reinventing the anorak with the Northfarer, a streamlined jacket “born and shaped by the outdoors” that is water-resistant, windproof and PFC-free. Over the next five months, Napapijri will launch a series of five drops and five ways of interpreting the silhouette that shaped the brand, as it looks to...
Dec 17, 2021
What it is: The sherpa jacket is a smart buy for customers: though they can already pull it off now, it’s an item of clothing they’ll layer all winter long and will reach for well into the early days of spring. In other words: a staple that can be worn half of the year in most northern climates. It’s usually used as an additional layer on chilly...
Oct 13, 2021