Stone Island AW2014 Raso Hand Painted Tortoise Shell Field Jacket with Down Liner, Brown and Navy, Size L

Stone Island's autumn-winter 2014 Raso Hand Painted field jacket, its navy cotton satin brushed by hand into a rust-and-black tortoise-shell pattern, with a detachable copper-toned down liner.

Stone Island and the military wardrobe

Stone Island was founded in Bologna in 1982 by Massimo Osti, whose method was to begin with military and workwear garments, field jackets, smocks and deck parkas, and to transform them through research into fabric and dye. Garment dyeing, in which a finished jacket rather than its cloth is dyed, became the house signature, and the compass badge buttoned to the left sleeve, itself a nod to military insignia, became one of the most recognisable marks in menswear.

The hand-painted pieces are the most individual expression of that approach. Each jacket is treated by hand after construction, so no two finishes are identical, and the pattern sits on the garment as it was worn rather than as it was cut. 'Raso' is the Italian word for satin, here a dense cotton satin.

The Piece

This is a four-pocket field jacket in the Stone Island manner, identified on its labels as the Raso Hand Painted Tortoise Shell from the autumn-winter 2014 collection. The navy cotton satin has been painted by hand in mottled rust, copper and black, a tortoise-shell effect that runs over the pockets, the epaulettes and even across the compass badge, with fine spattering at the edges.

Under the outer shell sits a quilted down liner in a lustrous copper-brown nylon, attached by buttons and a zip, with its own Stone Island label. The outer has a stand collar with a navy knitted inner collar, a concealed zip with a buttoned storm placket, four flapped pockets with branded snaps, epaulettes and a long central back vent.

With the liner it is a proper winter jacket; without it, a three-season field jacket. The cut is the slightly fitted Stone Island field shape, comfortable over a sweater. Authenticity labels with their certilogo codes are present.

Because the finish was applied by hand, this jacket is individual by construction. Its painted surface has the dry, worn look the collection intended, and it already carries the patina other jackets need years to earn.

Details

• Designer: Stone Island (Sportswear Company S.p.A.)
• Season: Autumn-winter 2014
• Model / ref: Raso Hand Painted Tortoise Shell field jacket with down liner
• Material: Cotton satin outer, hand painted; quilted nylon liner with down fill (see composition label)
• Colour: Navy painted rust, copper and black; copper-brown liner
• Made in: See care label
• Tagged size: L
• Measurements: Shoulder 48 cm · Chest (pit to pit) 59 cm · Sleeve 67.5 cm · Length 70.5 cm
• Included: Detachable down liner; authenticity labels

Condition

• Used, in good order
• Some marks and soiling here and there, partly hard to separate from the painted finish
• Light wear to the knitted collar and cuff edges
• Liner clean with normal handling marks
• All snaps, zips and the badge present

Condition grade B on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.

Authenticity & Care

The labels, materials, stitching, hardware and construction are examined together and documented in Japan before dispatch; anything that cannot be confirmed is stated plainly in the description. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Clean only by a specialist familiar with hand-painted garments, and hang the liner separately to keep the down lofted.

Delivery from Japan

Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything before you buy, and see our published policy.

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