The Breton raincoat

Like many other natural products, linseed oil would give way to a multi-purpose synthetic material: vinyl. That is what was used for 33 or 45 rpm records, but it is also the basis for the modern raincoat. It appeared in the early 1960s and saw many variations, combining light weight and waterproofing. With zip closures, then velcro, to make the garment much easier to put on than the fisherman’s smocks of the olden days, which were put on over the head.Armor Lux has opened its raincoats to new trends.

While children can still wear the classic yellow raincoat, but with a striped lining, the men’s
and women’s versions have embraced new clothing trends: the jacket is white, red, or navy blue for women and navy blue for men. Different, modern colors for a garment that retains its authentic look.But like the sailor sweater, this jacket did not stay exclusive to the maritime world for long. With its lacquered layer, it strongly reflects light while providing very modern shapes in new colors, where yellow is making way for black and white.