WARM AS TOAST

THE MARTIN MARGIELA DRIVING SWEATER

CLOWER, LEE: © Lee Clower.

ONE OF THE THICKEST WEARABLES EVER CREATED.

IT IS AS THICK AS MY FUCKIN’ SKULL.

BUT WHY NO POCKETS?

WHY IS THERE ONLY ONE COAT IN THIS BOOK?

WP LAVORI IN CORSO: (Woolrich Woolen Mills arctic parka) © WP Lavori in Corso SRL, 2011.

BECAUSE THE WOOLRICH ARCTIC PARKA IS THE ONLY COAT THAT MATTERS.

IT IS MORE THAN JUST A COAT. IT IS MY FRIEND—THROUGH THICK AND THIN.

ORIGINALLY CREATED IN 1972 FOR PIPELINE WORKERS IN ALASKA, THE PARKA IS A SYMBOL OF BOTH MY LOVE OF TRADITIONALISM AND BELIEF IN PERSONAL WARMTH. WHETHER YOU WEAR IT WITH NOTHING ON UNDERNEATH OR OVER A SUIT, THIS IS THE ONLY WINTER COAT YOU WILL EVER NEED.