The Mountain Jacket from Italy’s Manifattura Ceccarelli offers a stylistic nod to the parka of Michael Cimino’s Vietnam War classic, The Deer Hunter. It’s a classic, parka style – expertly proportioned and amply pocketed. It deftly balances coverage, utility, and ease of movement. And it comes decked out in rain-resistant, waxed cotton canvas from Dundee's one-and-only Halley Stevensons.
In short, Manifattura Ceccarelli’s Mountain Jacket is exactly the caliber of jacket you would expect from a brand born in Italy’s Casentinesi Forests – a brand trusted with making garments for heritage titans, Filson.
Oh, it’s also blaze orange.
Now, you’d be forgiven for thinking a waxed orange parka might present difficulties when it came to styling things out. But as Robbie from our London store demonstrates here, styling Manifattura Ceccarelli’s Mountain Jacket is a very simple affair.
“The Mountain Parka from Manifattura Ceccarelli is the ideal winter coat in my mind – especially in this country,” says Robbie. “It’s warm enough for the biting cold and keeps the rain off too. Not to mention the fetching orange. The Tricker’s Bernwoods have been the perfect boots for the autumn/winter too, due to their comfort and weather resistance. The Safari Pants, also from Manifattura Ceccarelli, are my go-to jeans alternative.”
Contrasted against Fleurs de Bagne's “Orlock” Cable Knit (itself a twist on the Aran sweaters of yore) and a pair of Manifattura Ceccarelli’s pleated Safari Pants, the Mountain Jacket offers a pop of color without ever overstepping the mark. Effector tortoiseshell frames and a pair of Tricker’s Bernwood Logger Boots introduce an subtle tonal quality to the fit, too.
It’s a rugged look, one that certainly leans into the utilitarian feel of the coat. Yet the mock neck detailing of the Orlock sweater and the subtle taper of the Safari Pants hit on a smarter, almost maritime register. It’s a get-up that would serve as well on a city stroll as it would a jaunt down the county pub. Simple.
