Hot Pink and Maroon Varsity Jacket

Two things decide how a varsity jacket ages: the wool and the hide. The Hot Pink and Maroon Varsity Jacket uses a dense hot pink melton wool body that resists pilling and maroon genuine cowhide leather sleeves with a full-grain surface, so the sleeves darken and soften at the elbows instead of cracking. Everything else is built to match.

• Body: hot pink melton wool, tightly woven
• Sleeves: maroon cowhide leather, full-grain and matte
• Construction: set-in sleeves, stitched at the shoulder seam
• Lining: quilted, tacked so it holds its shape
• Closure: metal snap buttons down the front placket
• Trims: rib-knit collar, cuffs and waistband in pink and maroon
• Sizing: made to order, one jacket at a time

Hot pink is the harder of the two colors to dye evenly, so the wool is chosen for depth rather than brightness alone. Maroon leather then gives the sleeves somewhere serious to land.