The Windbreaker
Navy
249 €
In stock
- The ideal lightweight mid-season jacket
- Tailored cut and classic tartan lining
- Organic water-repellent Ventile fabric
Navy
WINDS OF CHANGE
Keeping the elements in check
You told us what to avoid if we wanted to make the perfect windbreaker:
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A baggy, shapeless cut
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No inside pockets
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Flimsy fabric and sub-par manufacture
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Lack of vintage credentials
Cheaper than a vintage Vespa and far more reliable
Like a duck’s back
Ventile was the only way to go for this one. It’s a tightly woven cotton fabric, with weather-beating credentials stretching back to its use in flyers’ jackets in WW2. What’s the trick? Well… when it comes into contact with moisture the cotton fibres swell, making the stitches tighten, meaning water can't get through. Beautifully simple, amazingly effective. The Ventile fabric we chose for this one weighs 200g/m2 and has a water resistance rating of 5/5. That means it can rain cats and dogs before your shirt gets damp.
Certified tough nut
Ventile's not just water-repellent and tight-knit enough to keep the drafts out, it's also extremely tough. Much as we hope you trust us, you don’t have just our word for it, we got the Windbreaker put through its paces in the lab. The results: it aced the pilling test with full marks, and racked up a tidy 4.5/5 in the ruffling test. Of course, considering its life-preserving heritage, hardiness should come as no surprise.
Room to spare
Description : There’s nothing worse than running out of pocket space, having to constantly shift all your belongings around like you’re playing a game of Buckaroo. The Windbreaker has two proper-sized handwarmer pockets and one secure inside pocket — built with phones in mind. So, unless you’re really going to town on bits and bobs, you should be sorted.
Cutting the mustard
You warned us about ship-shod shape when it came to the Windbreaker, and we listened. You wanted tailored, we made it tailored. Not only is the cut tidier but this tough, brand-new jacket’s also got all the classic clout and vintage nods, with a shape that’ll sit well with anything. No 1940s battle smock required.
Zip it, will you
A zip is a zip, right? Wrong. There’s zips, and then there’s zips. What we’ve got here is very much the latter. It’s a double zip from YKK, so you can unzip from the bottom as well as the top. You might think that’s a feature you’d never use, but you’ll be surprised.
Tell-tale tartan
What’s a windbreaker without a checked lining? It’s a key detail that’s been in place since the jacket was invented, so who are we to rock the boat? We chose 100% organic cotton, woven by the pros at Emanuel Lang in France, who we trust with a fair amount of the fabrics we use.
Necktar
One of the most distinctive features of a true windbreaker is the collar, or lack of one, to be precise. The no-nonsense standing tab collar is nearly as key to a windbreaker’s character as its weather-repelling clout. Ours closes with two press buttons and has a ribbed lining, so — should ever need to batten down the hatches, you can do so in comfort.
When the going gets tough
Durability is always high on our hit list. While Ventile’s inherent hardiness goes a long way, the construction of our Windbreaker plays a big part too. We’ve reinforced all the stress points on this jacket and added 1x1 ribbing to keep draughts at bay. Long story short, you can relax, stretch at will, windmill your arms while running down a windswept hillside… whatever you fancy. You’re covered.
Portuguese perfection
Excellent seafood, stunning beaches, fortified wine and vinho verde… Portugal’s got a lot going for it — not least an impressive history of making fantastic clothes. We put our heads together with the fine people at Carjobel to rustle up this little number. They smashed the assignment so you can exude all the James Dean attitude you want come those mid-season showers.
Breaking down the wind direction
What goes into making your Windbreaker.
The materials have travelled a total of 6,869 km (4,268 miles) from field to doormat.
Production of raw materials
Cooperative farm Egypt
Spinning
Mediterranean Textile Company (MEDTEX) Egypt
Weaving
Elvy Weaving Sae Egypt
Dye
Stotz & Co Switzerland
Finish
Carjobel Portugal
Transport
Environmental Impact
Our aim is to always give you as much information as possible on the clothes we make so you can make an informed decision before preordering. This includes the environmental impact of each Windbreaker we produce expressed in simple terms that we can all easily understand. There’s no point hiding from it:
11 kg
of CO2 emitted
Equivalent to 200 kms (or 124 miles) travelled by car.
583 L
water consumption
Equivalent to 9 five min showers.
199 MJ
energy depletion
Equivalent to 66 hours electric heating (in an average appartment).
NO SWEAT
Delivery costs
We deliver worldwide, the cost of which is automatically calculated at checkout. For all deliveries to the UK, European Union countries, Switzerland and Norway we charge a flat fee of 9€. For other European countries we charge 15€, please check our FAQ for the full list of countries included. All other countries are charged at 25€.
Easy to change sizes
If you get the wrong size, fear not, we accept returns and exchanges. For orders in Europe these are free, and for countries, in the rest of the world we ask you to pay the return and we will take care of the cost of sending out an exchange. Just log into your Asphalte account and we’ll get that sorted.
IT’S A RISK-FREE INVESTMENT
Sure, we work hard on our products, but we won’t take it personally if, for whatever reason, you change your mind about the item you’ve preordered. We’re all friends here, you can be honest with us. So long as the item is in its original condition, with tags and packaging intact, you can send it back to us for a full refund. No worries.