Notes on materials, making, and the long view.
April 2025
Wool is a technology. One that took thousands of years to develop. It regulates temperature, resists flame, absorbs moisture without feeling wet, and repairs itself at the fibre level. No synthetic can do all of that.
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The peacoat has naval origins. Double-breasted, dark wool, built for standing on a deck in weather that wants to kill you. We've been making versions of it for two hundred years. Most of them have gotten worse.
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Fit is the only specification that matters. Everything else — fabric weight, construction method, country of origin — is secondary to whether the garment sits right on your body when you put it on.
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