The Lutalo is Daniele Basta's argument for what a leather jacket becomes when you strip it back to material and line. Equine hide - denser and more tightly grained than cowhide - forms the entire shell, finished in black with a crinkled surface patina that deepens at the stress points of every fold. The leather carries genuine weight in the hand, a density you feel immediately when you lift the jacket from a hanger. Over time, the creasing sharpens and the patina evolves, the surface recording its own history of wear.
The silhouette is slim and articulated without being restrictive. A collarless neckline opens the jacket to the chest, letting the leather sit flat against the body from shoulder to hip. Center front zip. Three zip pockets with 925 sterling silver ring pulls, each functional rather than decorative. On the upper sleeves, raised horizontal channel paneling adds dimension - an architectural detail that catches shadow in parallel lines. At the back, a diagonal seam runs asymmetrically from shoulder to hem, breaking the expected symmetry with a cut that reads as structural rather than ornamental.
The interior is lined in cotton - breathable, unadorned, entirely subordinate to the leather shell. This is a jacket made in Empoli by a workshop that normally puts its ten working days into bags and silver. The Lutalo proves that the same hand that casts 925 sterling can also build outerwear that holds its own against any specialist.