Giorgio Brato builds each jacket after it is cut, then submerges the finished garment in pigment. The tinto in capo technique - dyeing after construction rather than before - means every seam, fold, and panel absorbs color at its own pace. On this piece, the result is a surface that moves between deep burgundy and faded terracotta across the same panel, a marbled depth that no flat-dyed leather can replicate. The reverse finish presents the flesh side of the lamb hide outward: matte, chalky, porous. Run your hand across the chest and you feel dry mineral grain where polished leather would offer only slickness.
The hand-washing ritual that follows the dye bath leaves the lambskin with a permanent memory of its own folding - soft creases mapped across the sleeves and torso like the surface of weathered sandstone. The leather is featherweight despite its visual density. It settles onto the shoulders without announcing itself, warm within seconds of contact, carrying a faint dry scent of vegetable tannins and earth. A classic collar and structured vertical panel seams hold the silhouette clean while metallic snaps close the front with a quiet, deliberate click.