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5 cool short length spring outerwear

5 cool short length spring outerwear

Short length outerwear is a trendy item. In this issue, we introduce a selection of cool short-length outerwear recommended for spring!

Short length jackets are popular around the world, and their “trendiness” and “freedom of coordinate” are appealing!

Many of the fashion snaps taken by OTOKOMAE’s editorial department show that short length jackets are not only popular among fashionable men in Japan, but also around the world. The following is a sampling of street snapshots of short-length outerwear wearers. In addition to military jackets such as the L-2B*, M-65, and Fatigue Jacket, coach jackets, shirt jackets, mountain parkas, and swing tops are also popular. The range of wearing styles is surprisingly wide, from an American casual style with thick denim or chinos, to an extended classic Italian style with slacks and dress shoes, or a sports mix style with jogger pants and sneakers.

L-2B is a flight jacket without padding, designed to be worn in light zones with temperatures ranging from 10 to 30 degrees Celsius. MA-1 refers to a flight jacket with padding designed to be worn in the intermediate zone, where temperatures range from -10°C to 10°C. MA-2B refers to a flight jacket with padding designed to be worn in the light zone, where temperatures range from -10°C to 30°C.

Cool Short Length Spring Outerwear (1)Stone Island's Compass Badge Padded Jacket

This Italian fashion brand was founded in 1982. The brand is known for its sense of urban design while utilizing vintage outerwear designs and details, and has attracted attention at the forefront of the men’s fashion industry, collaborating with Nike and Supreme in the past. From this brand, we picked up a short outerwear perfect for spring, based on the MA-1, or L-2B type design without padding. The L-2B is characterized by its chunky silhouette and flap pockets that combine curves and straight lines, but this model has been refined with a slimmer silhouette and minimalist pockets, which have become Stone Island’s brand icon. A compass badge is attached to the lower left shoulder to accentuate the look.

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Editor Mitsui
This brand proposes a tight fitting, and this item is no different, but it is generally made in a slimmer style. If you want to wear it a little oversized, or if you have a burly build, we recommend going up one size from your normal size.

Good-looking short length spring outerwear (2)AMI Paris Ami de Coeur Bomber Jacket

AMI Paris is originally known for its exquisitely stylish silhouettes, materials, and intelligent street style wear The brand was born in 2011 in Paris, France. Recently, standard items such as “Ami de Coeur” cardigans and crew-neck knits with heart motifs are loved by both men and women alike, and the brand is quite well known. The piece we picked up from AMI Paris is based on a swing top, eliminating a certain wildness of the same item. Why don’t you entrust the fate of your spring coordinate to this short outerwear, which shows the good sense of Alexandre Matussi, who has built his career at a popular brand?

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Editor Mitsui
“I’m wearing pretty nice clothes, but women don’t notice me at all (well, that’s okay…)” Have any of you men ever felt that way? I have had such an itchy experience many times. It is a rare case that a woman will say to me, “That AMI Paris item is cute! It is a rare existence that a woman will say to me, “That AMI Paris item is so cute!

Cool Short Length Spring Outerwear (3)C.P. Company's Chrome-R Jacket

Picked up from C.P. Company, which is rapidly rising in popularity, is the Chrome Re-Cycled Hooded blouson made of recycled fiber. The brand has been pursuing the texture and color of materials using dyeing and washing technology, and its “unique texture” and “minimalistic yet distinctive pattern work” are the best features of this kind of shirky blouson. The “unique texture” and “minimal yet unique pattern work” of the brand, which has been pursuing the color and texture of materials using wash processing technology, have completely dispelled the concern about the “sporty and too orthodox design that does not look stylish” that is attached to this type of shakashaka-style black outerwear.

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Editor Mitsui
The brand started in Italy in 1975 as Chester Perry, a menswear brand, and later changed its name in 1978 to the current brand name C.P. Company. It originally had deep-rooted popularity among adult-aged fashion industry people who participated in Pitti Womo, but recently its popularity among young people has been rapidly increasing due to the fact that it was worn by BTS.

Cool Short Length Spring Outerwear ④ASPESI's Mini Field Jacket

“I agree that the M-65 is cool, but as a practical matter, I can’t use a serious military jacket as street wear! There may be many men who say, “I agree that the M-65 is cool, but the reality is that I can’t use a full-fledged military jacket for street wear! For such men, we introduce the ASPESI field jacket, which is based on the M-65 and has an extremely stylish appearance. You can enjoy a highly flexible coordinate with a T-shirt and jeans, or a dress style with a tied-up shirt and slacks.

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Editor Mitsui
Incidentally, the M-65 has long been known for being worn by famous actors, from Robert De Niro in “Taxi Driver” and Al Pacino in “Serpico” to Sylvester Stallone in “Rambo” and Jason Statham in “Killer Elite.” In addition to the background of military wear, the image of stars who play tough guys have worn these items tickles men’s fancy.

Cool Short Length Spring Outerwear (5)GENTLEMAN PROJECTS' Short Length Knit Blouson 'K-9'

GENTLEMAN PROJECTS presents a short length knit blouson in a low gauge knit with a swing top-like silhouette. The “K-9” is a short length knit blouson with a swing-top silhouette skillfully expressed in a low gauge knit. It features a sporty silhouette with a cinched hem, a fashionable short length, and thick armholes, and has a design that sets it apart from ordinary knitwear. It goes well with sweatpants and cargo pants as well as thick slacks as shown in the styling in the image below.

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Editor Mitsui
This knit is made of wool base material, so the main stage will be from the end of winter to the beginning of spring.

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