• Ventile Thermal Field Jacket Navy Blue 2024
  • Chris is 5ft 9, has a 39" chest and wears a Medium Chris is 5ft 9, has a 39" chest and wears a Medium

Ventile Thermal Field Jacket Navy Blue 2024

Full price

£995

Discounted price

£595 40% off

Smart, extremely detailed, quietly luxurious insulated winter coat, with removable hood and rainproof cotton Ventile, developed on Churchill's personal instruction for WWII pilots.

Colours for 2024: Navy Blue

Size: Please select

-6°C to 8°C

9 Pockets

Water Resistant Ventile Cotton

DELIVERY & RETURNS

CONSTRUCTION

CARE

FRAHM Jacket Jacket Ventile Thermal Field Jacket 2024

CLASSIC UPGRADED: 1952 EVEREST MOUNTAINEERING JACKET

Ventile is the original performance fabric, and remains unique for it’s rich history and natural performance properties.

In WWII, Allied pilots were ditching in the North Sea, only to die of exposure before they could be rescued. Churchill himself demanded life-saving suits be created.

British scientists didn’t have access to synthetics, so they found a way to weave cotton so tightly, water tension itself prevented ingress, making a natural fabric waterproof that is, literally by nature, incredibly breathable.

In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest for the first time in a Ventile suits. Extraordinary.

NATURAL WINTER COMFORT

Pure cotton, very water-resistant Ventile is rarely used in Winter jackets, as current trends focus on cheaper synthetic exterior.

However we chose it for our top of range jacket, because it is so different. It's quiet and smart, not ‘ shiny performance’.

Synthetics have higher waterproof ratings, yet this has untouchable comfort and breathability.

It’s also a great story to tell, on a freezing Sunday walk with friends.

SOFT COTTON QUILTING

Linings are too often an after-thought on other jackets. Here, we use a brushed flannel cotton cashmere blend, for incredible warmth, comfort and softness.

The Ventile and cotton cashmere is the sandwich with a recycled Primaloft Gold insulation. We don't use feather down at FRAHM, as it is cruel, degrades and is impractical. Primaloft reduces volume, for a smarter jacket, that can be machine washed.

PRACTICAL SMARTNESS

This is a beautifully smart, tough and quietly practical jacket that can carry stuff for business travel to wintery Chicago, a Pennines hike, or a long day of meetings in London.

The 4 front field-configuration cargo pockets can carry a huge amount, without looking over-stuffed. There's pure cotton moleskin lined hand pockets, and even 3 internal pockets.

We don't mess about.

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11 sizes, for all men

We tailor for men from 5'4" to 6'10" tall.

With chest sizes from 36" to 56".

That means eleven sizes & free sleeve alterations, unique in jacket brands.

Importantly, we take time to tailor exceptional fabrics that drape flatteringly, not suck around the bits you didn't want to accentuate.

We make you look manly, in a "I want to feel good, but not look like I'm trying too hard" way.

If you're not sure of your size, we can check your exact size easily. Everyone here has been helping men with sizing for years.

TALK TO REAL FRAHM STAFF

HELP FROM REAL STAFF

Grab us on live chat or email. Our colleagues answer within hours. they've been with us for years.

FREE SHIPPING & 90 DAY RETURNS

Simple. Easy. All those 'extra' bits we all miss. We treat you the way we'd want to be treated too.

20% Reward for pre-ordering

Pre-order your FRAHM, get 20% off. Most FRAHM Owners buy this way

WE DON'T STACK IT HIGH, OR SELL IT CHEAP

Nothing exceptional was ever easy.

Great jackets don't sit on dusty shelves with half price tickets on.

We choose to be slow & expensive, to carefully build an extraordinary reputation for doing what we promised we would.

Our singular concentration on long term reputation, not weekly sales targets, means you get a far better jacket.

WHY PRE-ORDER?

NO DISTRACTIONS

FRAHM is focussed on doing one thing really well - we upgrade classic men's jackets styles. That's it.

We make each design once a year. Each one is spread across the calendar. We're not distracted by the constant pressure to create new fashion ranges every six months.

After we've delivered that year's edition to our customers, we re-launch the next year's edition.

WHEN SHOULD I ORDER?

The short answer is always as soon as you can.

We're booking production space and getting fabric made twelve months before they've even been made.

Options gradually run out as we tick down from 12 months ahead to the arrival date.

If you see gaps in the options of colour/size, etc, that's an alarm bell.

WHY IS EVERYTHING 20% OFF?

That 20% discount doesn't mean we're in a Sale. We don't do them. We don't overbuy! That's your pre-order reward.

You help us, we help you. Fair.

If there's any stock left, or rare returns, they are at full price.

Customer Reviews

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Mike Groves (Frome, GB)
Ventile Thermal Field Jacket.

This jacket is like a breathable suit of armour, actually quite unbelievable in how it breathes so well. So far, I haven’t overheated on my walks, this magical jacket just seeming to be at the right temperature all the time. I run cold, so still have to wear a jumper when at a more sedentary pace (i.e. shopping etc), when the outside temperature is only at a few degrees. What I haven’t been able to do yet is wear it in the rain, but I’m sure I’ll get the chance in the next couple of weeks.
I am very happy to be part of the Frahm family and looking forward to many years of use. Congratulations to Nick and the whole team, love your style.

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Vince is obsessed with frahm (Haverfordwest, GB)
Bomb proof

I had beed eyeing up this jacket for 18 months while purchasing other Frahm stuff.
Finally took the plunge in the Archives sales.
I have to say its the best jacket ever, and i used to be involved in jacket production, so when i say it’s quality it is the dogs .
It is soo well constructed it stands up on its own, really it does.
Feels like i could run through woods, hedges and jungle and it would still look good enough to wear down the pub. Fit, pockets, extra bits feels like it was made with love and care. And will probably see me off the planet, but not before i buy a few more jackets.

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Robert Canning (Bathgate, GB)
The best of the best

Great jacket I would highly recommend buying one . I couldn’t believe how wind proof it was when I wore it for the first time on a very windy and bitterly cold day

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Stephen Hendon (Newport, GB)
Excellent, as usual

Top quality Ventile Thermal jacket. Excellent workmanship, built to last.

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PJ Barron (Hamilton, GB)
Awesome Jacket

Really great jacket with top quality materials. Big upgrade on the first version and love the hood

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Max Howard (Chalandri, GR)
Such a practical winter jacket

I’ve owned this jacket for a number of years. For transparency I own the older version without the hood. It’s great. Warm enough for the majority of the British winter and you can add a jumper or not for extra warmth. The fit is relaxed but not baggy and it’s so robust. Looks smart for wearing to the office but great for the pub. As an aside I’ve had a couple of issues with buttons but frahm support have fixed it without complaint promptly. Service like this sets Frahm aside from other companies. Great jacket, great company