THE BRAND

Harris Wharf London is a contemporary brand founded in 2010 by siblings Giulia and Aldo Acchiardi. Giulia leads design while Aldo oversees production and distribution, together reimagining classic formal wear through a modern take on traditional tailoring. Every piece is made in Italy from natural fibres, with a commitment to sustainability that runs through the entire production process.

DETAILS

The Harris Wharf London Navy Boiled Wool Utility Jacket occupies the space between an overshirt, a jacket and a workwear coat, and it does so without apology or explanation. It is a piece that functions across different registers of dressing without belonging definitively to any one of them, which is precisely what makes it useful and interesting in equal measure.

The fabric is a knitted boiled wool, made in Italy from 100% certified no-mulesing virgin wool sourced from South America. Boiled wool is produced through a process of heat and pressure that compacts the fibres into a dense, felted surface with natural wind resistance and insulation, giving the jacket genuine warmth without requiring any lining or padding. The knitted construction gives this version a subtly different character from a woven boiled wool, slightly softer and more draped, sitting closer to a thick knitwear than a conventional outerwear fabric. In navy, the jacket carries the most authoritative and enduring tone in the Harris Wharf utility range, a colour that works across the full breadth of the off-duty wardrobe without asking for anything in return.

The utility silhouette is clean and direct: a single-breasted four-button fastening that closes fully to the round collar, patch pockets across the front, a straight shape and the raw-edge finish at the collar, cuffs and hem that is becoming a signature Harris Wharf London detail. Unlined throughout, the jacket is lighter and more breathable than its weight suggests. All fabric processing waste is recycled by a specialist partner in Italy. Made in Italy.

• Fabric: 100% Virgin Wool, certified no-mulesing, knitted boiled wool
• Construction: Unlined, raw edge finish
• Closure: Four-button, full button-up to round collar
• Pockets: Patch pockets
• Colour: Navy
• Fit: Straight
• Made in: Italy

WEAR IT WITH

Over a Harley of Scotland lambswool crewneck with dark or washed blue jeans and a pair of Paraboot Michael loafers in brown grain leather, the navy utility jacket anchors the outfit with a quiet authority that allows the knitwear to carry the colour. With relaxed corduroy trousers and a plain T-shirt or overshirt beneath it, the boiled wool and the cord sit together in a natural, tactile combination that needs nothing added. The navy colourway pairs particularly naturally with grey, cream, camel and dark denim, making it the more formal and directional of the two utility jacket colourways.

SIZE & FIT

• True to size, straight fit
• Sized in Italian sizing from 46 to 52

CARE

• Dry clean only
• Store on a wide-shouldered hanger to preserve the shoulder line and the natural drape of the boiled wool
• Use a soft clothes brush between cleans to maintain the boiled wool surface