natural fibers alternative to Patagonia parka and London Fog trenchcoat
Hey team! My question is as it says at the top: I've fallen in love with natural fiber materials, and I wanted to ask alternatives to my parka and trenchcoat. Pictures of both are attached. Assume for this that there's no price tag, and I'm open to any brand.
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These are two situations where synthetics are mostly superior to natural fibres. Why in particular do you want natural?
A cotton/nylon blend or even a full synthetic for an outer will be more water resistant and harder wearing for a trench and the outer of a puffer jacket. A synthetic puffer will retain warmth when wet Vs down, though great down can be lighter and warmer.
Cotton trench coats are generally made water resistant with a wash in DWR (durable water repellent plastic coating) which is terrible for the environment (the coating washes off and gets in the water) Vs just using a synthetic shell that you wash rarely.
I like how wool and flannel feel on my skin, and how they look. And environmental reasons on the small end
Check out Manufattura Ceccarelli. Italian, small brand with great qualit, natural fibers and timeless cuts. I just bought a winter jacket from them. They have the model I bought since 2006 on stock! All of tveir materials come from Italy and they are made in Italy
@Fejedelem And also check out the Youtube Channel of The Iron Snail. He has great videos on winter jackets and has his own wool coat brand. Other alternative brand for you: Filson
Oh, I love Filson. I have my briefcase from them
Manifattura Ceccarelli was/is the producer of Filson 😉