Go Gaudy With Fortela’s Carlo Safari Jacket

Like many of us, you’re probably in the market for a new winter coat. It’s a tough buy – they’re more expensive than jackets and other garments, and you want something that you’re going to want to use forever. Something warm, something different, but something that still drops with all manner of winter garb. If that’s the case, you may have to go a bit farther afield. You may need to revive an old silhouette.

Italian imprint, Fortela, has brought back the Safari Jacket, a piece of clothing that can be quite problematic in its original khaki makeup — what’s more imperialist than a traditional safari jacket? But a savvy addition of a warm plaid wool material entirely changes the vibe of the piece. Now you don’t look like a problematic big game hunter, you look like a sophisticated movie star in the 1930s! A much better vibe and one most of your peers won’t have the guts to channel.

Each piece is made in Italy and available for $570 at Clutch Cafe