Men coat recycled polyester

A real vademecum, a useful companion therefore, is this lightweight short coat of the Italian label L’impermeabile. If you do not wear it, it can be folded and stowed in an integrated pocket convenient to carry. If you wear it, you quickly realize that it is still a full-fledged garment. Its water-repellent outer material is mostly made of recycled polyester. Inside lies a partial mesh lining printed with a colorful check pattern. The coat is equipped with a detachable hood. Two side pockets and two inside pockets provide storage space.

Empoli, near Florence, is home to Landi, a third-generation family business whose fashion brand’s name “l’impermeabile” means nothing other than trench coat in Italian. The name derives from the very coat that once helped the company and the entire town to textile fame. When movie stars such as Greta Garbo, Marilin Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart made the trench coat an iconic garment in the 1940s, the trend inspired Landi. They started producing trench coats in 1948 and expanded their carefully considered assortment of men’s and women’s coats. It is always classic cuts that Landi seizes and accomplishes to translate into the present. The company works according to the maxim: fashion is ... just the opposite of a passing fad. Rather, Landi understands fashion’s task entails delivering textile equipment that complements the personal style. The result is a clothing collection that is an organically grown part of fashion history and does not have to change every year.