The Beltina Jacket in White

A cropped zip jacket with a bit-and-chain trellis embroidered across the front and collar, and a structured high collar.

The embroidery is the garment. A trellis of bits, chain links and buckle motifs is stitched in outline across the front body and up over the collar, with the R monogram set inside roundels at the crossings, worked in a tonal thread that sits a shade off the ground color so it reads as relief rather than as print. The sleeves are left plain, which is what stops the jacket becoming a single busy block. The collar is structured and high, so it stands rather than folding, and the fit is slightly cropped, cut to sit above the waistband of breeches rather than bunching over it. Functional pockets, and a small contrast monogram at the cuff.

Specifications:

• Bit, chain and buckle trellis embroidered across the front body and collar
• R monogram roundels worked into the trellis
• Plain sleeves
• Structured high collar
• Slightly cropped fit
• Functional pockets
• Contrast monogram at the cuff
• Technical textile
• Sizes XS through XXL

Color:

The listing is titled in White and the selector offers three. White carries blue detailing. Navy carries cream. Sand and Burgundy is a sand body with the trellis stitched in a warm tan, and the burgundy is the small monogram at the cuff rather than the embroidery, which is worth knowing because the name implies otherwise. All three are the same jacket.

Fit:

Sizes XS to XXL. The cropped cut is deliberate and sits above a high-rise waistband, so it will not cover the hip the way a standard jacket does.

What sets this one apart:

The bit, chain and buckle trellis is embroidered in outline across the front body and up over the collar, with R monogram roundels at the crossings and the sleeves left plain. The collar is structured and high, so it stands rather than folding, and the fit is slightly cropped to sit above a waistband.

Why it is here:

Outline embroidery across a stretch fabric without puckering it is genuinely difficult, which is why nearly everything in this category is printed instead. Leaving the sleeves plain is the second decision, and it is the one that keeps the jacket wearable rather than costume.