From Deck to Daily: The Sailor Jacket That Became a Style Icon

Henri-Lloyd has been making sailing jackets since 1963, which means they've had sixty years to perfect the fundamentals. Their Icons of the Sea collection shows they're still committed to them, a range of outerwear that prioritises function over fanfare and delivers exactly what it promises.
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From Deck to Daily: The Sailor Jacket That Became a Style Icon

Henri-Lloyd has been making sailing jackets since 1963, which means they've had sixty years to perfect the fundamentals. Their Icons of the Sea collection shows they're still committed to them, a range of outerwear that prioritises function over fanfare and delivers exactly what it promises.
henry lloyd

From Deck to Daily: The Sailor Jacket That Became a Style Icon

Henri-Lloyd has been making sailing jackets since 1963, which means they've had sixty years to perfect the fundamentals. Their Icons of the Sea collection shows they're still committed to them, a range of outerwear that prioritises function over fanfare and delivers exactly what it promises.
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Stand collars that actually cover your neck. Storm plackets that keep wind where it belongs—outside. Sleeves cut for hauling lines, not Instagram poses. Everything is made from Brait®, Henri-Lloyd’s proprietary fabric that’s genuinely waterproof and breathable, not just labelled as such. You only notice the difference when cheaper jackets start leaking and you’re still dry.

The construction is old school in the best way: reinforced where things tear, seams sealed properly, cut to fit over thick jumpers without turning you into a walking tent. Henri-Lloyd could have diluted these designs for city wear—softened the collar, skipped the storm flap, made them “smarter.” They didn’t. The Icons of the Sea collection is pulled straight from the archive with the same logic that made them work in 1963: if it keeps you dry on a boat in the North Sea, it’ll handle a London downpour just fine.

The Consort RWR Jacket – The most polished of the lot. Technical enough to handle serious weather, refined enough that you won’t look like you’re about to board a yacht when you’re just commuting through London rain.
Henri Lloyd jib jacket
The Jib Jacket – Lighter, cropped, made from recycled nylon with fleece lining and diamond quilting. This is the jacket that proved offshore performance didn’t require looking like you were gearing up for the Arctic.
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The Consort Orginal Jacket – The OG. Clean lines, functional details, nothing you don’t need. If you want to understand why sailor jackets became a wardrobe staple beyond sailing, start here.
Henri Lloyd Viking jacket
The Viking Smock – Henri-Lloyd’s original foul-weather pullover from the 1960s, and still one of the simplest ways to stay dry. Half-zip, relaxed fit, zero fuss.

Why We Love It

Because these jackets actually do what they’re supposed to do. Fabrics repel water instead of just looking technical. Collars stay up in wind. Cuts allow you to move your arms freely. In a market saturated with “performance” gear that performs mostly as marketing, that’s notable.

Nothing about these jackets needed rethinking for the street though. The cut, the construction, the slightly utilitarian edge, it all translates. Technical sailing gear has a particular aesthetic right now, that clean nautical functionality, and Henri-Lloyd’s versions are the source material rather than the trend interpretation. They look good in the city because they were never designed to look good in the first place. They were designed to work.

Wear them over heavy knits, with tailored trousers, under wool overcoats. They adapt without demanding to be the focal point of an outfit, which is precisely why they’ve outlasted countless trends. Sometimes the most interesting thing a brand can do is resist the urge to be interesting and just make things that work. Sixty years on, Henri-Lloyd is still doing exactly that..

Shop the Icons of the Sea collection at : https://www.henrilloyd.com/pages/icons

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