From the Archives - Beretta Maremmana Jacket

 

Complex pocketing champ

  
Rare feature - rear down zipper for ease of movement 

Fine details - internal drip strip, tab collar, internal pocketing

Best quality Duca Visconti di Modrone cotton corduroy

Favorite feature - braces for carrying jacket in warmer temps

I'm a huge fan of Italiana Maremmana style ranching or hunting jackets.  Beretta is the only sportswear company I know still producing this style of garment.  Here's a jacket from my collection that is no longer in production (Beretta is only making the jacket in Moleskin). Alongside the Filson Upland Jacket and the Barbour Beaufort, the Beretta Maremanna is a masterpiece of pocketing.  The jacket sports hand warmer pockets, buttoned shell pockets, game pockets and a rear carrying pocket.  It even comes with a rear zip-down pocket on the back which can be opened for ease of movement (when the pockets are full of game and shells, I’m assuming). If you have any photographs or original print ads featuring non Beretta made Maremannas, please let me know. I'd love to add more images of this rare garment to my historical archives.

Archival Envy: Filson Italy (Japan)

Moleskin Minor's Jacket

Hickory Work Jacket

Heritage Anorack

Denim Work Jacket

Filson Hunting Jacket

Filson Cruiser

Golddiggers Jacket for Women

Since it's nearly impossible to source Filson Italy in the US, I'm prepping this catalog of images for wishful shopping. My images come from the official Filson Italy site, Japanese webshops and flickr. While I've known about Filson Italy (and the Black Label) for awhile, I recently discovered that they now have a "Donna" collection for women. I'm not wild about most of the line, but I do love the unfortunately named "Golddiggers" coat (essentially an upland game jacket in red plaid wool). When I emailed Filson Italy to inquire about the jacket, I was told that it would only be sold in Italy--and not via web shops. Hoping to have a custom version made in the US, Filson informed me that their wool is too thick to support the design of the coat (and further, that their custom order program is closed through April 2012). So--despite our internet age, not all the glitters can be owned.

Addendum: check out the new Filson Japan lookbook, Ballad of Portraits 2011.