Classic Denim Chore Jacket

Coats · relaxed fit · Cotton Denim

Classic Denim Chore Jacket, modelModel
GradePer unit at 100
ColourBeige
QuantityUnder 50, a $230 development fee applies

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  • Classic Denim Chore Jacket, Premium grade (Cotton Denim)
  • Made to order in Beige
  • Your size run, as set above
  • Replaced if anything arrives faulty

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Your logo on the chest, a woven label, a back print, a colour from your brand book: Gabi designs the changes with you in the Studio and prices the finished piece before you order it. Your logo file goes on as you supply it.

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Replaced if faultyMade to order, so no change-of-mind returns. Anything that arrives damaged or defective, we make right.
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This longline coat falls to midi length in a relaxed A-line shape that hangs straight through the body before flaring gently below a self-fabric waist belt. A two-piece convertible collar with wide lapels sits above raglan sleeves finished with button-tab cuffs, while the double-breasted front closes over a right-side storm flap. The straight hem includes a center back vent.

Specs

GradePremium, Cotton Denim
Main Fabric100% Cotton, 300gsm
Lining100% Recycled Polyester
FitRelaxed
SilhouetteA-line midi trench coat
LengthLongline
NecklineTwo-piece convertible collar with wide lapels
SleeveRaglan sleeve with two-piece construction
HemStraight with center back vent
Closure6x 4-hole faux horn buttons on front, self-fabric belt with single-prong buckle
CareDry clean only, Do not bleach, Do not tumble dry
Minimum order50 units

Size guide

cmXXSXSSMLXLXXL
Bust50525456586062
Length109111113115117119121

The garment measured flat: compare it with one you own.

Encyclopedia

In 1962, Levi's released the Type III trucker jacket.

It had four pockets, two chest buttons, and a back pleat. It cost a few dollars. Today that same construction — unchanged — sits in every major brand's collection from Zara to Balenciaga. Some things don't need to be reinvented. They just need to be built right.

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The story of the Classic Denim Chore Jacket

In 1962, Levi's released the Type III trucker jacket. It had four pockets, two chest buttons, and a back pleat. It cost a few dollars. Today that same construction — unchanged — sits in every major brand's collection from Zara to Balenciaga. Some things don't need to be reinvented. They just need to be built right.

1962Icon silhouetteLevi's Type III trucker established the commercial default for the category
13–15 ozPremium fabricHeavyweight denim is the quality signal that defines a credible jacket
$35-65Cost rangeStandard commercial denim jackets land in this range before lining upgrades

The Story of the Denim Jacket — "Sixty Years and Still the Same Four Pockets"

The denim jacket was an accident of utility. In the late 19th century, denim was already the fabric of American labour — miners, farmers, railroad workers. The trousers had been patented. The jacket was the natural extension: the same heavy indigo twill, the same copper rivets, the same logic of making something that could survive hard work without falling apart.

But it took decades for the denim jacket to find its cultural moment. The pivotal design arrived in 1962: the Levi's Type III trucker. Four pockets — two chest, two hand. Two rows of buttons at the chest. A back pleat for movement. Adjusted waistband. It was a working jacket designed for the American West, and it became one of the most copied silhouettes in the history of fashion.

In the 1960s and 70s, the denim jacket went global. Students in Paris wore it. Rock bands in London wore it. Cowboys in Texas wore it. The same garment carried entirely different cultural meanings depending on who was wearing it and where — which is the definition of a true fashion object.

Then came the 1980s personalisation era. Iron-on patches. Band logos. Hand-painted backs. The denim jacket became a canvas. Every jacket was singular. Every jacket told its wearer's story.

By the 1990s, fashion had fully claimed it. Versace studded it. Helmut Lang deconstructed it. Jean Paul Gaultier sent it down the runway in configurations that bore no relation to the American West. The trucker silhouette survived every interpretation.

Today the denim jacket is produced in every weight class, every wash, every price point. The trucker remains the commercial default. But beside it stands the oversized drop-shoulder jacket, the lined winter version, the cropped fashion iteration, the reconstructed and patched luxury piece.

The construction — four pockets, back pleat, adjusted waist — has not fundamentally changed since 1962. What changes is everything around it: the fabric weight, the wash, the fit, the story.

The denim jacket is one of the few garments where heavyweight fabric (13–15 oz) is the premium signal rather than an outlier. Where a stiffer, darker, rawer jacket commands more than a soft and faded one. Where the break-in period is part of the product proposition.

No one owns the Type III silhouette. The Levi's patent expired. The trucker jacket belongs to everyone willing to build it with the right fabric and the right intention.

Questions

A denim jacket costs between $35 and $65 per unit landed for standard commercial tiers. An affordable trucker in heavyweight denim from China with stone wash lands at approximately $35. A premium GOTS organic trucker from Turkey with vintage wash lands at around $60. Lined denim jackets add $5–$10 to landed cost. The denim jacket is the highest CMT item in the denim family — more panels, more hardware, and greater construction complexity than jeans.

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