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Garments: Puffer Jackets, Montgomery, Sport Jackets, Sheepskin Coats, Mountain Knitwear, Classic Knitwear, Check Shirts, Contempora­ry Shirts, Sport Trousers, Denim

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Puffer Jackets, Montgomery, Sport Jackets, Sheepskin Coats, Mountain Knitwear, Classic Knitwear, Check Shirts, Contempora­ry Shirts, Sport Trousers, Denim

Depending on who you ask, the down jacket originated in Canada and was imported to Europe by the French mountainee­r Lionel Terray in the 1950s, when he told his friend René Ramillon about the ultra-warm, ultra-light piece of feather-filled outerwear. Ramillon had recently founded a tent and sleeping bag manufactur­er named Moncler: he decided to make jackets too. In 2018, the down j acket has conquered every r ange of masculine t aste. Moncler, t hat original pioneer more recently reinvented as a high watermark of fashion, remains at the vanguard of puffer i nnovation – however today there are plenty of other adventurou­s designers striving to take this uniquely functional winter style to fresh creative heights.

Italians call this style the Montgomery after the British General who helped popularise them. The English call it the Duffle coat – probably a bastardise­d spelling of ‘Duffel’, the Belgian source of the heavy wool used in many early versions. Its origins are obscure, but it found popularity in the early 20th Century as a deck coat for navy sailors who required something warm and easy to button up in the cold. When thousands of British military versions flooded the surplus market after the Korean war, they became popular with students, existentia­lists and every wannabe beatnik on a budget – and entered the pantheon of masculine outerwear. Today, the Montgomery remains undefeated, a style that rises again and again on the runways.

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 ??  ?? BOSS Wool and cashmere puffer jacket € 1.895
BOSS Wool and cashmere puffer jacket € 1.895
 ??  ?? ALLEGRI Nylon puffer jacket € 756
ALLEGRI Nylon puffer jacket € 756
 ??  ?? STONE ISLAND “Lino Resinato Down-TC” puffer jacket € 900
STONE ISLAND “Lino Resinato Down-TC” puffer jacket € 900
 ??  ?? HEVŌ Nylon puffer jacket € 599
HEVŌ Nylon puffer jacket € 599
 ??  ?? HERNO Nylon puffer jacket € 640
HERNO Nylon puffer jacket € 640
 ??  ?? 2 MONCLER 1952 Nylon puffer jacket € 1.550
2 MONCLER 1952 Nylon puffer jacket € 1.550
 ??  ?? PEUTEREY Technical cotton twill puffer jacket € 649
PEUTEREY Technical cotton twill puffer jacket € 649
 ??  ?? ASPESI Puffer jacket € 1.010
ASPESI Puffer jacket € 1.010
 ??  ?? DUNHILL Leather puffer jacket € 4.995
DUNHILL Leather puffer jacket € 4.995
 ??  ?? JW ANDERSON Virgin wool montgomery € 1.290
JW ANDERSON Virgin wool montgomery € 1.290
 ??  ?? MICHAEL KORS Wool montgomery € 855
MICHAEL KORS Wool montgomery € 855
 ??  ?? KOLOR Wool and nylon montgomery € 1.372
KOLOR Wool and nylon montgomery € 1.372
 ??  ?? DONDUP Wool montgomery € 825
DONDUP Wool montgomery € 825
 ??  ?? KENZO Blended wool montgomery € 810
KENZO Blended wool montgomery € 810
 ??  ?? LOEWE Shearling montgomery € 3.900
LOEWE Shearling montgomery € 3.900
 ??  ?? MAISON MARGIELA Rubber and wool montgomery price upon request
MAISON MARGIELA Rubber and wool montgomery price upon request
 ??  ?? VALENTINO Wool montgomery price upon request
VALENTINO Wool montgomery price upon request
 ??  ?? Virgin wool montgomery € 860AMI
Virgin wool montgomery € 860AMI

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