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I’ll admit that buying another NN.07 jacket was not, strictly speaking, an essential purchase. I already own jackets. Quite a few jackets, actually. Enough jackets that a reasonable person might suggest I have reached “sufficient jacket capacity.”
Fortunately, I am not that reasonable person.
The NN.07 Virgil Poplin Hybrid Zip Jacket in Deep Truffle arrived and immediately justified its existence. The colour is superb — somewhere between dark chocolate, expensive coffee and the sort of brown you imagine being chosen by a Scandinavian architect who owns one very good chair and refuses to explain why it cost £3,000.
The quality is exactly what I’ve come to expect from NN.07. The fabric feels excellent, the construction is beautifully done and everything about it has that understated quality where nobody needs to shout about the brand. There are no enormous logos announcing your arrival from fifty yards away. It simply sits there quietly looking expensive.
And that is precisely the point.
The fit in a Large is spot on for me. Smart without looking formal, relaxed without looking as though I’ve accidentally left the house wearing gardening clothes, and versatile enough to work with jeans, trousers or just about anything else I’m likely to throw at it.
The zip front is also a winner. It gives it that slightly workwear-inspired feel while still looking very clean and contemporary. It’s essentially what might happen if a traditional work jacket went to Copenhagen for a long weekend, discovered minimalist design and came home considerably better dressed.
Then there’s Deep Truffle.
Whoever named this colour deserves a small pay rise. “Brown” simply wouldn’t have done it justice. Brown sounds like something delivered by a parcel company. Deep Truffle sounds like something served on a small plate in a restaurant where the waiter knows considerably more about olive oil than I ever will.
The dangerous thing about NN.07 is that their clothes don’t tend to look dated. You buy something thinking it’s a nice jacket for this year and then realise you’ll probably still be wearing it ten years from now. This feels like one of those pieces.
It’s understated, extremely well made, comfortable and effortlessly stylish. It doesn’t scream for attention, but people who appreciate good clothes will notice it.
So, was another jacket absolutely necessary?
No.
Was this particular jacket absolutely necessary once I’d seen it?
Obviously.