The Buttoned Café Racer
Very pleased to share with you our studio’s summer offering, The Buttoned Café Racer. It’s cropped, boxy silhouette and bouncy two-ply linen give it a breezy ease that feels like the warmer months ahead.
The design is minimal and carefully considered, with two functional welt pockets, a mandarin collar, and well-placed back yoke.
It also features satin-finish, natural horn buttons, each of which is subtly unique. They slide through a placket-covered front closure that unconventionally uses seam openings as buttonholes for a supremely sleek result.
Also available in a summer weight wool serge, the racer has an unlined body for breathability and a lined sleeve for smooth layering. It could easily be adapted for cooler weather cut from wool flannel and given a full lining.
Jacket: Buttoned Café Racer
Makers: Anneke Forbes + Tunde Kolebaba
Model: Anneke Forbes
Photo: Ken Heinbecker