Womens Brown Drape Collar Leather Jacket

A drape collar falls forward in a soft waterfall rather than folding back like a lapel or standing up like a band. It is the one leather jacket collar that adds softness instead of structure, and it changes the whole character of the jacket.

What a drape collar actually does

Most leather jacket collars are built to hold a shape. A lapel folds back to a fixed line. A band collar stands upright. A drape collar is cut with extra fabric and no interfacing, so it falls forward under its own weight into soft vertical folds down the front of the jacket. Those folds create a long vertical line down the centre of the body, which is why the cut is flattering on almost every shape. It elongates.

Why this suits people who find biker jackets too hard

The most common reason a woman decides leather jackets are not for her is that every one she has tried felt aggressive. Hardware, buckles, a stiff lapel and a squared shoulder all read as armour. A drape collar removes almost all of that in one move. The jacket still reads as leather, but it behaves like a wrap cardigan. It is the softest silhouette in this collection.

Brown lambskin was the right choice here

A drape collar depends on the hide falling correctly, which means it needs a thin, supple leather. Lambskin drapes better than anything else at this price. In cowhide the same pattern would stand off the body and the folds would look stiff and wrong. Brown adds warmth to a shape that is already soft, and it will lighten gently at the wear points over time.

How to wear it

Open, most of the time. The drape is the point, and zipping it closed hides the detail you paid for. Over a plain top in a similar tone it reads elegant. Over a print it gets busy, because the folds are already doing something visually. It goes with jeans, with tailored trousers and over a dress, and it is the one jacket here that will not look out of place at dinner.

Specification table

Specification	Detail
Outer material	Real Sheepskin
Lining	Recycled polyester, fully lined
Closure	Asymmetric front zip
Collar	Drape collar, waterfall front
Cuffs	Zip-cuffs
External pockets	Two
Internal pockets	two
Back detail	Simple back
Colour	Brown
Fit	Regular
Sizes	XXS to 3XL
Care	Condition twice yearly. No machine wash, no heat drying

Garment measurements by size. Measured flat, in inches. These cells stay empty until you send production figures. Publishing a measurement that is wrong causes returns, so I have not guessed.

Size	Chest across	Shoulder	Sleeve
XXS	35	15	24
XS	37	16	25
S	39	16.5	25.5
M	41	17	26
L	43	17.5	26.5
XL	45	18	27
2XL	47	19	27.5
3XL	49	20	28

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