Bit wet out innit? Well, it was at the time of writing this post anyway. One of the most positive things about going into the rainy season though is seeing that magical word pop up more and more – that magical word being, GORE-TEX. Maybe that’s two words, actually, we’re not sure.
The latest news surrounding Robert Gore’s wonder material is it featuring in a second instalment of a two-part release from New York stalwart brand, Aimé Leon Dore. The first instalment at the start of the season saw Aimé Leon Dore produce a lovely GORE-TEX Shell Jacket alongside a Double Knee Shell Pant.
But you don’t want to hear about the first release, do you? And we can’t blame you, it is old news after all.
The second instalment of the collaboration introduces another jacket and the addition of a vest. You know how sequels try to be even bigger and better than the initial thing but often end up inevitably failing? Yeah, this does that without the failing part…
The jacket being released is a behemoth of a GORE-TEX Down Filled Parka. The jacket is constructed from a 2L ePE membrane and features a removable hood, an embarrassment of pockets, as well as Aimé Leon Dore and GORE-TEX embroidery. The coat comes in two strong colourways, a Jet Black and Red Orange.
Moving our focus to the vest, it’s basically a slimmed-down version of the jacket and that is most definitely no bad thing. The vest loses a set of pockets, but you can’t blame it, it’s about a third of the size after all, but to make up for this Aimé Leon Dore has opted for these very cool semi-circle kind of pockets. The vest also features a Aimé Leon Dore x Gore-Tex patch by the hem and GORE-TEX embroidery on the neck. Lovely.
The campaign has also been shot fantastically, as you’d expect from the stylish lot over in NYC, we’re a huge fan of the outfit in which the jacket is paired with a brown suit and a mental-looking tie, we’re imagining the character is an owner of some very successful costume shop that is also really scared of getting wet, hydrophobic if you will.
To purchase either of these lovely pieces of outerwear, find the jacket here and the vest here.