Rethinking a casual staple
I don’t know if life is one big algorithm now, but these hooded cagoules seem to be following me around online and IRL.
The seed was first planted last summer via a pinky-orange Loro Piana number in a Harper’s Bazaar editorial. So un-utilitarian, so unexpected, so cool! Then the eau de nil cocktail cagoule from Carven SS24 (below) captured our hearts with its audacious banana sleeves and heavy satin drape. The anti-nylon pac-a-mac, this one is definitely not intended for inclement weather.
More realistic perhaps is the J. Crew 1989 Heritage reissue* (top, thanks Jalil for the heads-up. U.S version available here*). It’s for men, so reassuringly roomy and a good layering option when navigating unpredictable showers. (OK, make that light showers – the cotton variety is not waterproof.) The details are especially good, I mean, the zipped side seams!
If you’re time rich and cash-poor, go the actual vintage route with a 90s Gap pick or two – I love this check. From a styling POV, I like the high-low potential of a utilitarian cagoule worn over a formal shirt, or under a structured blazer, long mac, or overcoat. Very Buffalo…
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WORDS: Disneyrollergirl / Navaz Batliwalla
IMAGES: J. Crew; Carven
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