The chore jacket
Released in June 2025
Out in May 2026
Softer fabric.
Switch to garment dyeing (i.e. done after the jacket has been made), which gives the fabric a less smooth finish and a colour that ages better over time.
Larger inner pocket, moved to the bottom (so the seams aren't visible from the outside) and closed with a zip.
We use organic cotton because so-called "conventional" cotton is a disaster for insects, birds and farmers. More info in this article.
A strong and supple fabric, made by the Portuguese factory TMG.
This jacket is made in Portugal, at the Marfel factory we've worked with since 2023.
The techniques behind the quality
Canvas weave
A basketweave using a thick yarn, typical of workwear garments, that gives the fabric a nice structure.
Canvas weave
Garment-dyed
Thick buttons
Pre-washed
Garment-dyed
The colours of cotton fabrics tend to shift when exposed to UV rays. To counter this, we carry out the dyeing step after the garment has been made, letting the garments soak up the dye in an autoclave for several hours. The result: the colour ages beautifully over time, without shifting.
This is a technique we started using for our shorts, whose early versions could shift colour in the sun (click here to learn more).
Canvas weave
Garment-dyed
Thick buttons
Pre-washed
Thick buttons
We went for thick resin buttons that won't break in the washing machine, unlike wooden or mother-of-pearl ones.
Just in case, a spare button is sewn onto the care label.
Canvas weave
Garment-dyed
Thick buttons
Pre-washed
Pre-washed
This jacket is stabilised and pre-washed at the factory, so it won't shrink at home (with cotton garments, most of the shrinkage happens during the first wash).
Canvas weave
Garment-dyed
Thick buttons
Pre-washed
To wear over everything
We've developed a very classic take on the mid-season jacket (also known as the "chore jacket"), easy to wear over a t-shirt when the weather's nice, or over a sweater when the weather's nice but you happen to live in Lorraine, in northeastern France. To stash all your gear, it's got plenty of big pockets (including an inside one), and so you can wear it out in the sun, we used the "garment dyed" dyeing technique.
In detail
Workwear spirit
Achieved through a combination of a heavy canvas weave and garment dyeing, which gives a slightly worn-in finish.
Thick buttons
Cross-stitched so they won't break or come undone.
Large inner pocket
Closed with a YKK zip.
Three outer pockets
To carry your wallet, phone and paperback without a bum bag or backpack.
How to wear it
A few ideas if you're stuck
Composition
100% cotton
Origin and certifications
... make them in Portugal and not in France?
Of course, producing in Portugal lets us sell at a lower price. But it's also easier to achieve good quality there: back in the 80s, when France offshored its industry, Portugal strengthened its own. That said, others do manage to make cotton jackets made in France, like Champs de Manoeuvre.
How this product will age
How do we know? We ask our customers what they think of the product one year after they've bought it. And if the product is less than a year old, we give you our predictions based on some spontaneous feedback and on our experience with similar products.
The colour of this jacket will shift: washing, but above all UV rays, salt, chlorine and sweat take a heavy toll on dyes applied to cotton. Making a truly unchanging colour is almost impossible without resorting to polyester, so we opted for a so-called "garment-dyed" dye that gives it a vintage look and will develop a lovely patina over time, a bit like faded jeans.
Care instructions
To avoid unattractive streaking, wash inside out (at 30°C), in a machine that isn't too full and with a gentle spin (600 rpm max).
Environmental cost
This environmental cost is calculated using the official methodology of the French environmental labelling scheme (in force since 1 October 2025).
The label above shows the product's environmental cost according to the official methodology of the French environmental labelling scheme. It's what its manufacture "costs" nature when you look at its impact on climate change, ocean acidification, its toxicity to freshwater, and so on. Currently rolled out in the textile sector, this label should soon appear on many everyday consumer products (food, cosmetics, furniture, etc.) to help you shop more responsibly.
The jacket therefore has an environmental cost of 1181 impact points*.
By comparison, a garment of equivalent weight, 100% polyester, made in Bangladesh and sold by a fast fashion brand, has an environmental cost of 2804 points*.
Why the difference? Here are the main reasons:
- The countries of production: manufacturing in Portugal or France requires less fossil fuel than in Bangladesh (one of the main producers of low-cost clothing). The result: this more local manufacturing limits the impacts on climate change, ocean acidification and resource depletion.
- The material: organic cotton has a fairly low environmental impact compared with polyester, notably because it uses few pesticides (so low toxicity for freshwater) and because it's biodegradable (so fewer problems with microfibres or end-of-life waste).
- Durability: fast fashion brands encourage buying, notably by renewing their collections very quickly and offering a huge number of items, and they discourage repairs by charging next to nothing. This increases the number of garments sold per person and reduces the number of times a garment is worn. At Loom, we've taken the opposite path: our business practices encourage our customers to keep their clothes as long as possible.
Even though we've done everything possible to keep it as low as we can, this product's environmental impact is far from negligible. So before you buy, make your clothes last as long as possible.
*Calculations by Loom on 31 August 2026. Click the links to access the simulations from the official Ecobalyse tool and get more details on the assumptions used. Please note: the number of points isn't always exactly the same on Ecobalyse (whose method evolves regularly) as on the official environmental label (based on version 7.0 of Ecobalyse)
Reviews for this product
The standard practice is to send review request e-mails a few days after the purchase. We wait a month, the minimum time needed to form a well-informed opinion
Customer review policy
When do you ask customers for reviews?
We send you a review request one month after you receive your order. We reckon that's the minimum amount of time needed to have worn and washed a garment several times and to really form a well-informed opinion. After that, all your reviews are published within the week, whether they're good or not.
Do you ask for reviews on 100% of the products customers order?
We used to do that at first, then we realised we were starting to send far too many emails to some people who buy from us regularly. In short, we were spamming a bit. On top of that, it was starting to take up way too much of the team's time to reply to reviews - since we want to reply individually and privately to almost every person who leaves us a review. Today, we no longer ask for reviews on products that meet the following two criteria: 1/ There are enough reviews shown on the site for people who want to buy to form a well-informed opinion about the product 2/ We've read enough reviews within the Loom team to understand how to improve the product for the next generation.
Hold your horses: what proves we don't tamper with reviews by slapping 5 stars everywhere?
Honestly: nothing, we're just giving you our word. Same as for everything else, by the way: where we manufacture, where our wool comes from, our lab test scores, and so on. The only times we might touch what you write are if your message contains spelling mistakes (and even then, quite a few slip past us) or if it's racist, homophobic, and so on (but that's never happened so far).
Asking for a review after a month isn't enough to know whether the clothes really are durable, is it?
You're right, which is why we send you another review request email a year after your purchase – we even ask for a photo to see how your garment has aged. The answers help us improve our clothes and provide information about "how this product will age" on our product pages. To avoid bothering our customers needlessly, we don't ask for these reviews on 100% of the products ordered: as soon as we have enough data to understand the areas for improvement, we stop asking for the one-year reviews.