Note: At our request, Manto Italia agreed to send us the jacket that you will discover in this article.

We like to visit Gabucci’s website, one of the most beautiful multi-brand stores for men and women in Sweden, very regularly. Especially when you like Italian style. Which is quite possible, because as the saying goes, "In Menswear, do as Italians do".

It was on this occasion that we discovered the Manto brand.

Founded in 2016, Manto is an Italian brand based in northern Italy in Mantova (Mantua in English). If "Manto" in Italian means "coat", it is also the origin of the name of the city of Mantova according to legend. Manto was the daughter of the soothsayer Tiresias.

Manto mainly produces outerwear in a workshop in the city. Both leather jackets and coats, parkas and windbreakers.

The brand is also distributed in Japan by Beams. This Winter they are distributing in particular the Elasi model in double-sided cashmere that you can see below.

This is the model we wanted to try. It is also highlighted in the latest “notebooks of Tatsuya Nakamura”, the creative director of the Japanese brand.

We have been particularly fond of three-pocket jackets* for several seasons.

Easy to wear and match, they are relatively difficult to find in more luxurious materials such as cashmere.

So when we came across this photo from Beams, we didn't hesitate to contact the brand. However, we went for a navy color that is easier to match.

*We say three-pocket jackets but we could have said "work jackets" / "chores jacket" / "workwear jacket".

First observation upon receiving the piece, it is really soft and fluffy. It is really a mid-season piece ideal for Fall.

It is therefore not a piece that will be sufficient in itself during the cold season.

On the other hand, it will be easy and pleasant to wear under a coat when Winter approaches. Its flexible construction and soft fabric make it ideal for layering.

This is what Mathieu does below with his Drake's London reversible overcoat.