Three buttons, a notch lapel and three patch pockets, with no lining and no back vent. It is tailored in outline and casual in how it is made. The brand took the idea from the architecture of the Union des Artistes Modernes, and the jacket has the same plainness: nothing decorative, every line doing a job.
The cloth is an English wool flannel in olive puppytooth, a small-scale houndstooth that reads as a warm olive-brown from a distance. It is 100% wool, woven in the UK from mulesing-free wool, and it is the same cloth as the One Pleat Trousers.
The fit is slightly oversized by design. It is cut generously: take your usual size for the intended oversized look, or size down one for a closer fit. There is room for a knit underneath at your true chest size.
Made by the Atelier of Mr Erbas in Pantin, France. Wear it over a crewneck on a weekday, or with the matching trousers when you want it to read as a suit without being one.
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