The wool jacket
Released in October 2025
The main material is a 100% wool Melton, a type of fabric originally used for the coats of English navy officers (which tells you just how well it protects against rain and wind).
Thanks to the thick 100% wool fabric, the quilted inner lining, and the details that provide better insulation: a zip covered by a flap and a snood to close the collar and protect against the wind.
Thanks to the properties of wool and Melton, this coat can be worn in the rain (though not in a full-on storm)
This coat is made in the Portuguese factory Lanca, which we've been working with since 2024 (recommended to us by Drapeau Noir, a great brand and friend of ours).
The techniques behind the quality
Melton fabric
Thick fabric (327g/m2), 100% wool, originally used for the coats of English navy officers.
Here's how it works: after weaving, the wool cloth is fulled — that is, washed, heated and agitated to tighten the fibres as much as possible (almost like felting). The result is a fabric that mechanically protects you from cold, wind and even rain.
Wool contains lanolin, a water-repellent grease that boosts the Melton's mechanical waterproofing.
Melton fabric
Quilted lining
Membrane
Wide zip
Quilted lining
To keep the padding in place over the years, it's fixed to the lining with a grid of stitching.
Melton fabric
Quilted lining
Membrane
Wide zip
Membrane
We added a thin membrane between the padding and the lining fabric. Without it, fibres from the wadding can work their way through the lining and form pills (see this photo of one of our early prototypes after several weeks of wear testing).
Melton fabric
Quilted lining
Membrane
Wide zip
Wide zip
Wide central zip for extra durability (the larger the teeth, the tougher they are) and hidden for a more elegant look.
Melton fabric
Quilted lining
Membrane
Wide zip
Keep you warm without getting in the way of your movements
That’s the mission we gave this winter coat. For warmth, we started with a dense, soft 100% wool fabric, plus a quilted inner lining. To let you move freely, we designed a straight, short cut (hence the name “bomber jacket”) so you can easily slip on a backpack or hop on a bike.
In detail
Straight, short cut
To easily throw a leg over a bike, slip on a backpack, or pull the coat over a sweater without feeling constricted.
Windproof bum bag
Button it up to close off the neck, or take it off if you don't need it (it's removable).
Flap zip
It's elegant but also insulating (the flap can be closed with 2 snap buttons).
Double-opening pockets
Side opening to slip your hands in and a flap opening on top for a beanie, gloves or a notebook.
Inside pocket
Deep and zip-closed, to keep your valuables safe. Or your phone.
How to wear it
A few ideas if you're stuck
Composition
Main fabric: 100% virgin wool
Lining: 44% polyester 45% viscose
Padding: 100% polyester
Origin and certifications
- Wool: blend of fibres from Portugal, Spain and Uruguay
- Spinning, weaving and making up: Portugal
... make them in Portugal and not in France? Of course, producing in Portugal lets us sell at a lower price. But it's also easier to achieve good quality there: back in the 80s, when France offshored its industry, Portugal strengthened its own. That said, others besides us do manage to make wool coats that are 100% made in France, like Ardelaine.
How this product will age
How do we know? We ask our customers what they think of the product one year after they've bought it. And if the product is less than a year old, we give you our predictions based on some spontaneous feedback and on our experience with similar products.
This jacket won't lose its shape at all, thanks to the elastic properties of wool. It might eventually pill slightly in areas of repeated friction... but nothing a fabric shaver can't handle.
Care instructions
No washing machine, to avoid any shrinkage: if you really want to clean this jacket, take it to a dry cleaner. One thing to watch: be sure to ask for "dry cleaning" (and not the water-based "wet cleaning" some dry cleaners use, which can cause shrinkage).
But you probably don't need to go that far: on wool, stains usually come off with a good damp sponge (without rubbing too hard, so you don't wear away the surface). And besides, wool is antibacterial: it doesn't hold on to smells if you air it out regularly.
And if there's a whiff of sweat inside, you can spray the lining with a mix of water and… vodka (it works really well, because it kills bacteria and doesn't leave any smell behind).
Environmental cost
This environmental cost is calculated using the official methodology of the French environmental labelling scheme (in force since 1 October 2025).
The label above shows the product's environmental cost according to the official methodology of the French environmental labelling scheme. It's what its production "costs" nature when you look at its impact on climate change, ocean acidification, its toxicity for freshwater, and so on. Rolled out today in the textile sector, this label should soon appear on many everyday consumer products (food, cosmetics, furniture, and more) to help you shop more responsibly.
The wool jacket therefore has an environmental cost of 5272 impact points*.
By comparison, an equivalent-weight garment, 100% wool, made in Bangladesh and sold by a fast fashion brand, has an environmental cost of 11152 points*.
Why the difference? Here are the main reasons:
- The countries of production: making clothes in Portugal or France requires less fossil fuel than in Bangladesh (one of the main producers of low-cost clothing). The result: this more local manufacturing limits the impact on climate change, ocean acidification and resource depletion.
- The material: wool has a fairly significant environmental impact, largely because sheep release methane during digestion, a gas with a strong greenhouse effect. That's why the difference between our product's impact and that of fast fashion isn't very large. However, wool has major advantages: it's warm (thanks to its insulating properties), keeps its shape (the fibre is very elastic), breathable (it wicks away sweat) and odour-resistant (it prevents bacteria from developing).
- Durability: fast fashion brands drive purchases by refreshing their collections very quickly and offering a huge number of styles, and they discourage repairs by charging absurdly low prices. This increases the number of garments sold per person and reduces the number of times a garment gets worn. At Loom, we've done the opposite: we've chosen business practices that encourage our customers to keep their clothes as long as possible.
Even though we've done everything we can to keep it as low as possible, this product's environmental impact isn't negligible. So before you buy, make your clothes last as long as possible.
*Calculations made by Loom on 31 August 2026. Click the links to access the simulations from the official Ecobalyse tool and get more details on the assumptions used. Please note: the number of points is not always exactly the same on Ecobalyse (whose method evolves regularly) as on the official environmental labelling (based on version 7.0 of Ecobalyse)
Reviews for this product
The standard practice is to send review request e-mails a few days after the purchase. We wait a month, the minimum time needed to form a well-informed opinion
Customer review policy
When do you ask customers for reviews?
We send you a review request one month after you receive your order. We reckon that's the minimum amount of time needed to have worn and washed a garment several times and to really form a well-informed opinion. After that, all your reviews are published within the week, whether they're good or not.
Do you ask for reviews on 100% of the products customers order?
We used to do that at first, then we realised we were starting to send far too many emails to some people who buy from us regularly. In short, we were spamming a bit. On top of that, it was starting to take up way too much of the team's time to reply to reviews - since we want to reply individually and privately to almost every person who leaves us a review. Today, we no longer ask for reviews on products that meet the following two criteria: 1/ There are enough reviews shown on the site for people who want to buy to form a well-informed opinion about the product 2/ We've read enough reviews within the Loom team to understand how to improve the product for the next generation.
Hold your horses: what proves we don't tamper with reviews by slapping 5 stars everywhere?
Honestly: nothing, we're just giving you our word. Same as for everything else, by the way: where we manufacture, where our wool comes from, our lab test scores, and so on. The only times we might touch what you write are if your message contains spelling mistakes (and even then, quite a few slip past us) or if it's racist, homophobic, and so on (but that's never happened so far).
Asking for a review after a month isn't enough to know whether the clothes really are durable, is it?
You're right, which is why we send you another review request email a year after your purchase – we even ask for a photo to see how your garment has aged. The answers help us improve our clothes and provide information about "how this product will age" on our product pages. To avoid bothering our customers needlessly, we don't ask for these reviews on 100% of the products ordered: as soon as we have enough data to understand the areas for improvement, we stop asking for the one-year reviews.