The Somerset
Batch 01
Inspired by the farmlands and people of Somerset, United Kingdom. Our unisex chore jacket, crafted with 100% cotton corduroy is built to last.
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The Somerset
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£155
The chore jacket was developed in the late nineteenth century in France as a tough and functional outerwear.
Materials & Care
Fabric made with 100% Cotton Corduroy.
Recycled fibre buttons are made in Italy.
The Somerset will be made by our family-run manufacturing partner based an hour north of Bucharest.
Gentle wash at 30C, and iron inside out on low. Do not bleach, tumble dry, or use softeners or TCE.
Sizing & Fit
The chore jacket has a unisex fit. Due to its boxy design, it can be worn both true and over-sized. Do size up if you want an over-sized look or space for a few extra layers.
Women’s sizing
The jacket is cut based on a man’s size. Following the size guide accordingly should allow for enough room to layer. For example, if you wear UK 6-8, size XS will allow a good fit over a jumper.
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The female model is 5’4”/165cm and is wearing size Small.
The male model is 5’11”/180cm and is wearing size Medium.
Shipping
The Somerset 01 is made to order and will ship early May 2021.
You will receive updates about the process between your order and shipping.
Both UK and International shipping are trackable.
To our EU friends
Great news! As we are manufacturing in Europe, our partner has graciously agreed to ship out any EU orders directly. This means we may prevent shipping delays and additional customs fees if they came from the UK.
Explore the
Somerset jacket
Timeless design
is a chore.
Developed in the late nineteenth century in France to serve as a tough and functional outerwear, it was made from durable cotton drill or moleskin. The chore jacket quickly became a favourite amongst labourers, railroad workers, and farmers at the time.
Pockets full
of purpose.
The chore jacket's typical design includes large utilitarian pockets, pointed collars, tactile buttons, and is constructed to sit on the wearer's frame loosely. The spacious hip pockets were used to store everything, from tools to storage tins. Wearers also found it easy to roll their sleeves up during more demanding tasks. Due to its boxy, loose and slightly over-sized design, it was easy for early morning labourers to layer during the colder months.
100% natural materials.
100% Cotton Corduroy
By Brisbane Moss in England
Learn more about Brisbane Moss
Brisbane Moss is one of the oldest surviving fabric makers in the UK. They have been weaving corduroy and moleskin fabrics since the middle of the 19th Century. The quality of their work has won many awards, including the Queen’s Award, presented by the Queen herself.
Technical details
Colours:
Navy, Olive, Corn
Features:
- 10 Wale Heavy Corduroy
- 100% Cotton
- 12oz Fabric
Recycled Fibre Buttons
By the Giudici family in Italy
Learn more about these buttons
Located in Italy's northern region, the Giudici family has been manufacturing buttons for over three generations since 1955. The family-run business has been supplying buttons to some of the most prominent French and Italian couture designers. The buttons we chose are made from recycled hemp fibres dyed light charcoal.
Technical details
Colour:
Charcoal
Features:
- 100% Recycled Fibre Buttons
- Italian family-run business
Top three colours,
as voted by you.
Navy, Olive and Corn
Price Transparency
We at Beacon & Armour highly value transparent relationships with all our stakeholders and customers. We have decided to make public the costs of products offered to you. By doing so, we hope that you'll find our products are priced fairly.
Costs & Margins
The cost of making each jacket is £96.96
At a typical retail markup of 2.5x; each jacket would have been priced at £242.40. We have priced them at £155.
Additional Contributions
The sale of each jacket will contribute towards the company’s overheads, marketing and operational costs. This includes, and not limited to, monthly recurring bills, transaction fees, marketing expenditure, product development, digital platform services and team salary/allowance.
At checkout, you can choose to contribute more towards your order to support the team at Beacon & Armour. We would be very grateful if you decided to do so.
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Cost in Pound Sterling.
The Somerset
Patch
Collaboration with Mal Fisher
Illustrator and designer
Mal is a Sheffield-based designer and illustrator working under the title of Mal Made. Through stories and illustration, he explores where people find happiness and how people cope with stress to find peace of mind. But sometimes, it's more about just finding time to be kind.
At the core, Mal Made is about stories and is the basis of everything he creates. He doesn't start drawing until he knows what story he is trying to tell. It gives his characters a reason to exist and transform them from just a drawing of a human into a real person with wants and needs.
The vision behind the design
We started the conversation with Mal in October last year. The brief was simple: To design a patch for the Somerset jacket based on his unique design language (see more on his Instagram) with an '80s look and feel'. Furthermore, the patch should illustrate a typical British countryside: rolling fields, sheep and a farmer in the foreground. The team is incredibly proud of the final result, and we thoroughly enjoyed working with Mal. We think that this will be a story you will be proud to share with others!