Cowhide Jacket with Contrast Piping — Trace in Motion

Veste homme en cuir de vachette froissé avec passepoils contrastés et col montant à cordon. Rembourrage : duvet de canard blanc.

He offered his hand.
Calm, assured—without insisting.
And in that moment I noticed—
on the inner side of his sleeve, right at the cuff,
a sharp, elongated angle flashed.
A contrast edge rose along his arm,
as if revealing a second layer that wasn’t really there.
It wasn’t there—yet it felt as if it existed.
As if the jacket were saying,
“I am more than what you see.”

The crinkled leather caught light the way fabric does,
yet held itself differently.
It wasn’t leather made for status.
And it wasn’t fabric made for lightness.
It was something in between—
something that didn’t press,
but didn’t give way either.
The contrast piping outlined the shoulders—
not for symmetry,
but to stabilize the entire look.
As if the sleeves moved,
and the shoulders kept the form.

I didn’t know what jacket it was.
But I knew it suited him.
It didn’t accentuate, didn’t shield—
it simply became an extension of his gestures.
Not a shadow, not an accent.
Just itself.

Later, in the evening, I saw him again.
Across the street.
He was wearing the same jacket.
And now the color Abyss was fading into dusk.
What remained were only traces—
pale, clean ones—
along the shoulders,
along the moving arm.

He walked through the city.
And the city didn’t interfere with his pace.
He didn’t stand out,
but he didn’t disappear either.
He left behind not a trail,
but a question.
Who is he?
And why do I still remember
not his face, but the way that edge on his sleeve
flared in motion?

Style details:

• Straight silhouette
  
• Front zip closure extending into the stand collar
• Concealed front placket with hidden snaps; upper and lower snaps remain visible
• Stand collar featuring a drawcord casing secured with cord locks, with the concealed snap placket constructed separately
• Upper shoulder seams with tonal piping and integrated overlays outlined in contrast piping trim
• Back yoke detailed with double pipings in tonal and contrast shades
• Chest cargo pockets topped with elongated snap flaps extending beyond their frame
• Concealed side zip pockets
• Dropped shoulders finished with tonal and contrast pipings, including curved forearm inserts that trace an arc along the inner sleeve
• Long sleeves with cuffs, featuring front snap tabs and elasticized at the back
• Elasticated bottom hem band at the sides
• Hip length
• Available in Abyss color
• Outer Composition: Genuine Cowhide leather with a compressed surface
• Lining: 100% Polyester
• Filler: White Duck Down.