Who Knew a Track Jacket Could Be So Sexy?

Fact: the track jacket is one of the greatest jackets ever designed. Also a fact: the track jacket is supremely underrated. All too often, it's pegged as something worn for activity, rather than something worn because it's simply so good.

It's a matter of perspective. And god bless the perspective that Journal Standard Relume applied to its collaborative PUMA T7 track jacket.

The PUMA T7 is the OG. This is the quintessential trackie, a boxy but not baggy layer fitted with all the essentials for a top-tier track jacket: high neck, ribbed cuffs, zip front. But the T7 goes beyond with a two-way zip that gives it a slight edge over its contemporaries.

And then Journal Standard Relume made it perfect.

The beauty of the track jacket lies in its slouchy ease. Journal Standard Relume did it one better.

A casual sub-label of the vast Journal Standard empire, Journal Standard Relume softened the T7 with plush velour that lends a dull sheen to the deliciously desaturated hues it selected for its three collaborative iterations, which flit between brown and navy.

It helps that Journal Standard relume subverts the typical sporty textiles often used for these sorts of things, which tend to undermine the track jacket's innate versatility. But it's really a combo of every factor working in harmony (not to mention, this thing retails for ¥14,850 or just under $100).

Tasty retro shades made extra plush by textural intrigue. A high neck that transforms into a voluminous collar. A generous body that's roomy enough to be comfortable but tailored enough to sit sharp.

Yup, pretty much the perfect track jacket.

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