Pampas Jacket

From the Fall 1986 catalogue: “We found the prototype for this jacket in Argentina’s gaucho museum. Horsemen of the pampas wore leather for two reasons: because it was the only stuff that stood up to vicious winds and mosquitos, and because it was there for the taking. We admired the jacket’s rugged character, but for the urban caballero we suggest our more civilized rendering. It’s cut not from cowhide but pigsuede–so soft and supple it’s like wearing a shirt–with bellows breast pockets, deep side-entry pockets, slightly padded shoulders, elastic waist, and a bi-swing back. The inside is fully lined. We named our Pampas Jacket for the land that inspired it, but to be honest, real gauchos never had it this good.”