Mason's Field Jacket for Men
Few garments can represent Mason’s spirit like the field jacket. It is where it all begins: the point where military functionality meets sartorial exploration.
Born as a uniform, it has transformed into a symbol. Not of rebellion, but of chosen discipline.
The FW25 collection renews its original strength. It doesn’t imitate, it interprets: controlled proportions, technical materials, constructions designed to last. It is a jacket that tells a story, but lives in the present.
Origins and History
The story begins in South America, in front of a group of military garments belonging to the Colombian liberation army. Those garments, observed by the person who would later found Mason’s, embodied an unconscious beauty: simple lines, functional pockets, indestructible fabrics.
The fabric was called Libertador, and from that name a vision was born.
It wasn’t about replicating a military aesthetic, but understanding its logic: creating clothes capable of enduring, of adapting, of conveying an idea of freedom that is also discipline.
It is in this duality — freedom and rule, instinct and construction — that Mason’s found its voice. And the field jacket, even today, remains its most recognizable symbol.
Heritage and contemporaneity: Mason’s Field Jackets
Throughout history, the field jacket has always been a symbol of functionality and belonging. But with Mason’s, this garment, born to serve, returns to meaning something more: freedom, identity, craftsmanship.
The M74 represents the meeting point between the military archetype and sartorial precision. Inspired by the legendary American M‑65 — the jacket issued to the US Army during the Vietnam War — it preserves its strategic structure: large front flap pockets, reinforced zip and buttons, internal drawcord that shapes the line and allows adjustment of the fit.
In Mason’s it becomes a living garment, built in stretch cotton and also offered in a camouflage version, where the archival pattern is no longer a sign of camouflage but an aesthetic code speaking of freedom and memory.
Beside it, the M74 Work Jacket carries the same grammar into an urban language. Made in red check wool blend, it retains military design rigor but translates it into a more relaxed gesture. It is the field jacket that leaves the field for the city, without losing its discipline.
Finally, the Vietnam Jacket completes the circle by bringing the field jacket back to its essence. Slanted upper pockets, shorter cut, essential construction: a direct evolution of the M‑65, designed for freedom of movement and reinterpreted by Mason’s with contemporary fabrics.
It is a garment that tells where everything started — the soldier’s uniform — and where it has arrived: a wardrobe with character, built for those who choose garments with a story.
In each of these models the original soul of Mason’s survives: the idea that function can become form, that practicality is not a limitation but an aesthetic language. It is here that Mason’s field jacket finds its true coherence: not a nostalgic garment, but a contemporary translation of freedom.
The Discipline of Freedom
The Field Jacket Mason’s is not a garment chasing fashion. It is the meeting point between memory and construction, between military logic and sartorial sensibility.
In a time that changes season by season, it keeps the solidity of what doesn’t need to be reinvented: balanced proportions, authentic functionality, silent presence.
In the FW25 collection, Mason’s reasserts its value through resilient materials, essential lines and a versatility that spans eras and contexts. The M74, the Work Jacket and the Vietnam are not just jackets: they are variations on an idea of freedom built over time.
Wearing it today means choosing a precise language — that of an elegance born from practical gesture, which finds its most enduring style in discipline.
FAQ - Field Jacket Mason’s
Why is the M‑65 Field Jacket so well known?
Born for the US Army during the Vietnam War, the M‑65 combined resilience and functionality: four front pockets, reinforced zip, drawcord inside. From the trenches to cinema — De Niro in *Taxi Driver*, Pacino in *Serpico* — it became a cultural icon. Mason’s reinterprets it with the same solidity, adding Italian sartorial precision.
How to recognize a field jacket?
Functional architecture: four flap pockets, zip and button closure, adjustable drawcord, high collar. Designed for life on the move. In Mason’s models — M74, Vietnam — these elements become recognizable signs, translated into contemporary proportions and technical fabrics.
How to wear or pair a field jacket?
With chinos or cargos it expresses the most authentic character. With shirt and blazer it becomes urban. The camouflage version or the M74 Work Jacket in red check wool traverse different settings — travel, city — without losing coherence. Elegance born from function.
Why is the field jacket Mason’s symbol garment?
Because it embodies the founding principle of the brand: to transform function into style. Mason’s was born from a military jacket, a symbol of built, disciplined freedom. The field jacket remains the signature — it doesn't just tell the brand’s story, it continues it.
