SHEARLING LEATHER JACKET CUT FROM ONE SHEEPSKIN. SMOOTH LEATHER OUTSIDE, DEEP SHEARLING FLEECE INSIDE. THE OLDEST WAY TO KEEP WARM, AND STILL THE BEST.
THE LEATHER AND THE WOOL COME FROM THE SAME SKIN. ONE SIDE IS TANNED SMOOTH, THE OTHER IS LEFT AS IT CAME, SO THE JACKET AND ITS LINING ARE A SINGLE PIECE. THE WOOL SITS 8 TO 10MM DEEP AND THE LEATHER IS 1MM THICK. TOGETHER THEY WEIGH CLOSE TO A KILO PER SQUARE METRE, AND YOU FEEL IT WHEN YOU PUT IT ON.
VORN MEANS DEFENCE. PEOPLE WORE SHEEPSKIN LIKE THIS LONG BEFORE ANYONE LEARNED TO WEAVE CLOTH. IT STILL WORKS. WEAR IT AND IT STARTS TO CHANGE: THE LEATHER DARKENS AT THE ELBOWS, THE WOOL FLATTENS WHERE YOU PRESS ON IT, AND AFTER A FEW WINTERS THE JACKET LOOKS LIKE YOURS AND NOBODY ELSE'S.
