Once discouraged everywhere but the ski slopes, this technical jacket, invented by a skier, is these days enjoyed by even the best-dressed urbanites. Well cut and flattering, the modern down coat is chic, having left behind the eiderdown originally transformed by Klaus Obermeyer - aeronautical engineer at Messerschmitt - in the 1950s to protect the chilled clientele of his Aspen ski school.
Canvas
Canvas is different from other fabrics because it has no front or back. This is the result of a particular weaving method that alternately crosses the odd and even warp threads, to let the weft thread through.