Matka cloth is a super-special fabric woven from broken silkworm cocoons. When the silkworms emerge, they leave behind nubby, slubby silk fibers, which are then spun into a coarse yarn with a slight luster and the most amazing texture. This particular matka comes from Italy and combines silk, linen, and cotton — an all-star trio of natural fibers — for a cloth that is lightweight, durable, breathable, and incredibly beautiful. It makes a great warm-weather jacket. The No. 2 make is fully canvassed with a lightweight, single-layer canvas that'll mold and meld to your body (in a sportier, easier way than our more structured Nos. 3, 4, or 5,) with pickstitched, spalla camicia shirtsleeve construction. And our Kincaid model has a natural shoulder, a 2-button front, and a shorter, darted body with a little tracing for a fit that's slimmish but never skinny. Style-wise, it leans a little more Italian than the Virgil or the Landry. But just like all of our tailored clothing, it's designed to take you from Mississippi to Manhattan to Milan without looking or feeling out of place.
Italian matka
50% silk/35% linen/15% cotton
navy corozo buttons
half-lined in cupro
full canvas construction with a single-layer, lightweight canvas
pickstitched spalla camicia shirtsleeve construction
natural shoulder
special seam slippage construction at center back
2-button, darted front
two flap pockets, ticket pocket, and welted chest pocket
two interior chest pockets, pen pocket, lower card/phone pocket
This jacket comes unfinished, which means it needs to be tailored before you wear it! Specifically, the sleeves are unhemmed, without cut buttonholes, at the time of purchase. Your local tailor can hem them to your perfect length and attach the buttons (we include eight — four for each sleeve — in the pocket of the jacket.) If you’re near one of our stores, our in-house tailors can also take care of this.