Cropped jacket with a hood that features two inserted goggle lenses. The exterior of the jacket is made of '50 Fili,' which is composed of 50% nylon and 50% cotton. It is woven with nylon as the weft and cotton as the warp. The jacket's lining is a treated wool. The front closure of the jacket consists of three press studs at the top and five buttons further down. The press studs are engraved with C.P. Company around the edge and 988 in the middle to indicate the production year. The jacket has an internal cord channel at the waist for adjusting the fit, and another at the bottom edge. The jacket's lower front features two pockets with large pocket flaps. At the cuffs of the jacket sleeves are an extended tab and two buttons for adjusting the fit. An adjustable cord runs along the neck seam of the hood for a custom fit. On the top edge of the hood is an extended flap with two lenses inserted into the fabric. Using four poppers, the flap can be fixed into place to cover the face or folded away. The frame and lenses were manufactured by Baruffaldi, an Italian sports optics company.
C.P. Company first produced hooded jackets with inserted goggle lenses in their Spring/Summer 1988 collection, these would be referred to as Mille Miglia jackets, after the Italian car race that began in 1927 and was sponsored by the company in 1988. The Mille Miglia jacket became one of the company's ‘continuative garments’ that would be reinterpreted and manufactured in different materials or finishes for the next 50 years.
Country of Design: Italy
Country of Manufacture: Italy