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. 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
Asymmetrical zip fastening to front. Additional zip opening inserted into right raglan sleeve shoulder seam. Front features five large bellow pockets with flaps that close with velcro. Both sleeves have a bellow pocket also with velcro flap. Jacket back features two very large map pockets, one above each other.
Bee-keepers' hood which can be removed from the jacket via a zip. It has nylon mesh sections that separate the bottom and the top of the hood which is cut in the style of a sou'wester hat. Hood can be adjusted by flaps that can be velcroed in numerous ways.
Black Dynafil jacket with fully functioning pollution/ detector. It has a removable velcro C.P. Company logo on the front. Lampo zips throughout and multiple pockets including one large internal pocket.
A microcomputer in the right breast pocket is hooked up to a filter and sensor that test the air for methane, propane, Freon and other gases. A signal appears on an illuminated scale that ranges from red to green to give the wearer an idea of the level of contaminants in the air. Country of Design: Italy
Black Dynafil jacket with multiple double opening wind protection pockets and detachable velcro fastening 'C.P. Company' brand patch. It has a large zip off hood with a removable anti-smog face mask that is adjustable through openings in the hood and an ID card (see records 2016.181.2-4). Made from Dynalfil TS-70 bonded to a nylon base. Designed by Moreno Ferrari the 'Metropolis' jacket, was the first piece in the C.P. Company Urban Protection line. Country of Design: Italy Country of Manufacture: Italy
Removable hood for Metropolis jacket made from black Dynalfil TS-70 bonded to a nylon base. Designed by Moreno Ferrari the 'Metropolis' jacket, was the first piece in the C.P. Company Urban Protection line. Country of Design: Italy Country of Manufacture: Italy
Black plastic rectangular identification card with 'urban protection' and 'METROPOLIS' printed in white text on the front and description of the Metropolis jacket in Italian and English on the back. The card is in a clear plastic holder with metal clip to attach to the jacket. Designed by Moreno Ferrari the 'Metropolis' jacket was the first piece in the C.P. Company Urban Protection line. Country of Design: Italy Country of Manufacture: Italy
Oval shaped anti-smog mask of black synthetic material with cut outs and black felted liner with round black plastic filter in the centre. It has four popper studs, two on each side to attach to the hood of the jacket. Designed by Moreno Ferrari the 'Metropolis' jacket was the first piece in the C.P. Company Urban Protection line. Country of Design: Italy Country of Manufacture: Italy
Three upper chest pockets with popper closure with leather effect flaps over. Knitted rib collar and cuffs. Two exterior side pockets with YKK zip closure. Country of Design: Italy
