Bondage Parka

Jean Paul Gaultier’s Autumn/Winter 2003 collection turned toward the military and the airfield. Technical construction, restrictive detailing, garments that blurred into equipment: strap systems, harness closures, hybrid builds.

This parka is the long version of that idea. A cotton shell with an integrated nylon utility vest, webbing straps running adjustable across the front and back, the collection’s parachute concept worn on the outside.

Gold-tone hardware and heavy LAMPO zippers, cargo pockets, reinforced panelling, a hood. Longer and heavier than the bombers and puffers from the same season, and less often seen.