Men's Vintage Heavy Washed Leather Lapel Single Breasted Multi-Pocket Work Jacket

About this piece

A short jacket built on a straight body with a stand collar — the kind of layer that works over a shirt in autumn and under a coat in winter. It is deliberately straightforward. There is one obvious way to use it, it works the way you expect, and it does not need to be handled carefully to survive normal life. It comes in 3 colours.

Fabric and feel

A smooth coated surface with a low, even sheen. It is wiped rather than washed, and it keeps that finish far longer if it is not left folded under anything heavy.

Cut and fit

The seams are flat-felled or bound rather than overlocked and left raw, so there is nothing to catch and nothing to fray out of the wash. Hems are re-turned twice before stitching, and the shoulder seam carries a strip of tape so it does not stretch out of line on a hanger. It is graded S/M/L/XL/2XL, and the flat measurements for every size are in the chart below.

Why the collar decides the jacket

A zip-front jacket cut to sit on the hip, with the collar standing on its own and the sleeves finishing at the wrist. Pockets, plackets and waistbands are the parts that decide whether a garment gets worn, so they are treated as structure rather than as decoration. The finishing is what you notice after a month rather than in the first minute: nothing scratchy where the cloth meets skin, and no trim that starts to look tired before the fabric does.

Wearing it in and keeping it

The care instructions are short on purpose. Wash it the way you would wash anything you intend to keep, dry it flat or on a line, and it will hold the shape it arrived in. Choose it from what the listing says rather than from the letter on something you already own. A chest and waist reading tells you far more than the label does, which is why the chart below lists both. It is built to be worn rather than saved for an occasion — the cloth takes a full day in it, and the cut reads the same at the end of that day as it did at the start.

Specifications

Style	Vintage Heavy Washed Leather Lapel Single Breasted Multi-Pocket Work Jacket
Sizes	S, M, L, XL, 2XL — flat measurements in the size chart
Materials	Smooth coated surface, low even sheen
Colours	Gray, Coffee, Brown
What you get	1 x Vintage Heavy Washed Leather Lapel Single Breasted Multi-Pocket Work Jacket

Measurements by size

Measured flat, in centimetres, with the garment laid out and not stretched. Chest, waist and hip are half-circumference: double them to compare with a body measurement.

Allow 1-2 cm of tolerance, since the garments are cut and sewn by hand rather than stamped. If your measurement lands between two sizes, take the larger one - our fits are not vanity sized.

How we would wear it

1. Over a shirt, collar up

   The stand collar holds its shape, so it frames the neck without a scarf.

2. Under a heavy coat

   The hip-length cut means it layers without bunching at the waist.

3. Open, over a hoodie

   Cut roomy enough for the layer, and the front zip parks at the top.

4. With straight-leg trousers

   Keeps the silhouette straight from shoulder to hem.

In the box

• 1 x Vintage Heavy Washed Leather Lapel Single Breasted Multi-Pocket Work Jacket

Care

Wipe it with a damp cloth and let it dry away from direct heat. This is not a machine-wash item, and leaving it folded under weight is what puts a crease in a coated surface.

Questions we get asked