Crisp, light cotton from Lancashire, this, with very high number of threads per inch, making it smoother, stronger, and, crucially, better in the rain than your average cotton. It is highly breathable, too, and is highly adept at wicking moisture away from the body. More

The fishing jacket is a short number with a detachable hood and is about one-third pockets. Handy for casting rods on riverbanks, sure — keeping out the rain and offering storage much and manifold — but no less adept at reeling in compliments the rest of the time. More

Crisp, light cotton from Lancashire, this, with very high number of threads per inch, making it smoother, stronger, and, crucially, better in the rain than your average cotton. It is highly breathable, too, and is highly adept at wicking moisture away from the body. More

Crisp, light cotton from Lancashire, this, with very high number of threads per inch, making it smoother, stronger, and, crucially, better in the rain than your average cotton. It is highly breathable, too, and is highly adept at wicking moisture away from the body. More

The funny thing about the weatherproof ripstop from which the trench is made is that, despite being twice as tough as old boots — being a twin-layer ripstop of the toughest fibres around — it is also light and airy and comfortable in even the most sticky climes. More

The funny thing about the weatherproof ripstop from which the trench is made is that, despite being twice as tough as old boots — being a twin-layer ripstop of the toughest fibres around — it is also light and airy and comfortable in even the most sticky climes. More

The funny thing about the weatherproof ripstop from which the trench is made is that, despite being twice as tough as old boots — being a twin-layer ripstop of the toughest fibres around — it is also light and airy and comfortable in even the most sticky climes. More

The funny thing about the weatherproof ripstop from which the trench is made is that, despite being twice as tough as old boots — being a twin-layer ripstop of the toughest fibres around — it is also light and airy and comfortable in even the most sticky climes. More

The peacoat and its preposterous collar are back once again, and once again in heavy woollen melton from the Heavy Woollen District of West Yorkshire. A reproduction of old military cloth, this — so faithful it's the very same mill making it, 200-plus years on. More