Acne Studios Lambskin Double-Breasted Short Leather Jacket – BlackA70196-900

Acne Studios Lambskin Double-Breasted Short Leather Jacket – Black

The Acne Studios leather jacket whose construction argument begins with a material specification that requires no hedging: 100% lambskin shell, 100% viscose lining. No blended leather, no bonded split-grain composite, no suede-effect coated fabric — lambskin throughout the shell, the animal hide whose fiber structure, surface grain, and drape behavior are the product of the animal’s age and the tannery’s processing decisions rather than a manufacturing process applied to a synthetic substrate. The lambskin’s specific properties relative to cowhide or lambskin-effect alternatives: a finer, softer grain structure at the hide’s surface (the lamb’s younger age producing smaller, more closely spaced grain pores than mature cattle hide); a lighter weight per unit area (lambskin’s thinner hide producing less mass per square meter than cowhide at equivalent thickness); and a drape behavior (the hide’s natural flexibility producing movement that follows the body rather than maintaining a rigid shell structure). The closure: a double-breasted button front — two parallel columns of buttons closing across the jacket’s front, the double-breasted format that provides additional wind and cold resistance at the front panel through its overlapping closure and that reads as the design format associated with structured outerwear and heritage military-derived garment traditions. The silhouette: short, boxy, relaxed — the cropped length at 61–63 cm and the wide chest (142–150 cm across sizes 42–46) that positions this jacket in the contemporary oversized-leather-jacket category rather than the fitted motorcycle or structured fashion-jacket category. The collar: a stand collar visible in the product image, providing neck coverage without a lapel or hood. Long sleeves with wrist adjustment detail. Men’s. The Acne Studios leather piece at the house’s signature proportion: material-led, silhouette-forward, credential-restrained.

Why You’ll Love It

• 100% Lambskin Shell – The Material Specification That Defines Every Property the Jacket Delivers: Lambskin: the hide of a young sheep (lamb), processed through the full tanning sequence — liming (hair removal and hide opening), tanning (collagen structure stabilization, either chrome or vegetable), retanning and dyeing (color and hand development), and finishing (surface treatment for grain appearance and hand-feel) — to produce a leather whose properties are determined by the lamb’s age-at-slaughter, the breed’s hide characteristics, and the tannery’s specific processing decisions for this application. The grain: the lambskin’s natural grain pattern at the hide’s surface — the fine, closely spaced pore structure that is the visual marker of genuine lambskin as distinct from split grain (the hide’s lower layer, whose surface is mechanically embossed with a simulated grain pattern) or bonded leather (leather fiber composite whose surface is a polyurethane-coated substrate). The hand: the lambskin’s surface hand-feel — the combination of the hide’s natural surface oils (maintained through the finishing process), the fine grain’s low surface irregularity, and the hide’s thinness producing a tactile experience that is simultaneously firm (the leather’s structural integrity) and yielding (the hide’s natural flexibility at the grain layer). The drape: the lambskin hide’s natural flexibility — the property that allows the jacket to follow the body’s movement rather than maintaining a rigid shell structure, the drape behavior that produces the “soft boxy” silhouette visible in the product image rather than the stiff upright silhouette of a heavier cowhide jacket at the same oversized cut. The black colorway: the full-hide dye penetration that produces a black that reads as the leather’s own color rather than a surface coating — the black that deepens and develops a patina with wear rather than cracking or fading at the surface as a coating-based color would.
• Double-Breasted Button Front – The Closure Format That Adds Wind Resistance and Heritage Reference to the Lambskin Shell: The double-breasted format: two vertical columns of buttons closing across the jacket’s front, with the outer column’s buttons closing through buttonholes on the overlapping front panel — the closure that creates a doubled front panel layer at the chest, providing additional wind resistance and thermal insulation at the front’s center zone relative to a single-breasted zip or single-button closure. The double-breasted format’s historical reference in leather outerwear: the naval officer’s peacoat, the military greatcoat, the pilot’s leather flight jacket variants — the closure format that carries a heritage-outerwear reference that the single-breasted zip closures of most contemporary leather jackets do not. The buttons on lambskin: the hardware that the production image shows as dark metal buttons at both columns, the metal’s color and finish calibrated against the black lambskin’s surface — the hardware visible at close range as the double-breasted system’s structural elements without competing with the lambskin surface’s grain and drape as the jacket’s primary visual material. The double-breasted closure’s silhouette contribution: the overlapping front panel adding volume at the chest zone, contributing to the boxy, oversized silhouette that the wide chest measurements (142–150 cm) establish — the closure format that amplifies rather than reduces the relaxed oversized proportion.
• Short Boxy Silhouette – The Acne Studios Proportion at Its Most Contemporary Lambskin Application: The silhouette measurements: chest 142–150 cm across sizes 42–46 (European sizing), length 61–63 cm — the wide chest-to-length ratio that produces a jacket that is substantially wider than it is long, the proportion that reads as intentionally oversized rather than simply relaxed. The short length (61–63 cm): the cropped positioning at the upper hip zone that exposes the trouser waistband and upper hip when the jacket is worn unbelted, the length that reads as contemporary streetwear-influenced outerwear rather than the longer lengths associated with heritage leather jacket formats (motorcycle jacket: hip-length; aviator: waist-to-hip; trench: knee-to-mid-thigh). The wide chest (142–150 cm): the ease across the chest and shoulder zone that allows the jacket to be worn over heavyweight knitwear (a thick crewneck sweater, a hooded sweatshirt) without the shoulder seam pulling or the front panel’s double-breasted overlap constricting — the chest ease calibrated for autumn/winter layering rather than for fitted wear over a shirt alone. The silhouette’s interaction with the lambskin’s drape: the wide, short, boxy cut allows the lambskin’s natural drape to express fully at the shoulder and chest zones without the structured tailoring lines (padded shoulder, darted chest, suppressed waist) that would override the hide’s natural movement behavior — the oversized cut as the format that most fully expresses the lambskin’s drape properties rather than imposing a structured silhouette over them.
• 100% Viscose Lining – The Interior Finish That Completes the Lambskin Shell’s Wearing Experience: Viscose (rayon): the regenerated cellulose fiber produced from wood pulp, processed into a smooth, continuous-filament yarn that produces a lining fabric with specific properties: a smooth surface that slides easily against the skin or a base-layer garment when putting the jacket on and taking it off (the lining’s low friction against adjacent fabric surfaces); a slight sheen from the continuous-filament yarn’s light reflection (the lining’s interior visual quality at the jacket’s interior); and a breathability appropriate to a lining that sits between the body’s base layer and the lambskin shell (viscose’s moisture-wicking properties assisting the shell’s limited breathability). The 100% viscose specification: the single-fiber lining that maximizes smooth-surface slide and drape without the dimensional stability of a synthetic lining’s added stiffness — the lining that follows the lambskin shell’s natural drape rather than adding resistance to it. The viscose lining’s role in the double-breasted jacket’s wearing experience: the smooth interior surface that allows the overlapping front panel’s doubled layer to move freely against the body when the jacket is in motion, the lining that prevents the double-breasted closure’s additional front-panel mass from creating a stiff, immobile chest zone against the body.

Size Guide

Note: All measurements are taken flat. A 1–3 cm variance is within normal range.

Material Composition

• Shell: 100% Lambskin — Full-Hide Tanned Leather, Fine Natural Grain, Light-Weight per Unit Area vs. Cowhide, Natural Drape, Full-Penetration Black Dye, Patina Development with Wear
• Lining: 100% Viscose — Smooth Continuous-Filament Surface, Low Friction Against Base Layer, Slight Sheen Interior, Drape-Compatible with Lambskin Shell
• Closure: Double-Breasted Button Front — Two Parallel Button Columns, Overlapping Front Panel, Additional Wind Resistance, Heritage Outerwear Reference
• Silhouette: Short Boxy Relaxed — Wide Chest-to-Length Ratio, Layering-Compatible Ease, Lambskin Drape-Forward Construction

Care Instructions

• Do not machine wash — water immersion causes irreversible dimensional distortion, grain damage, and dye bleeding in full-grain lambskin leather
• Do not tumble dry — heat causes lambskin to stiffen, crack, and permanently lose its natural drape and grain surface quality
• Do not bleach — the black full-penetration dye and the leather’s tanned collagen structure are both destroyed by oxidizing agents
• Do not iron or steam directly — heat and moisture cause irreversible grain deformation and potential adhesion failure at the lining attachment seams
• Spot clean only — use a slightly damp cloth for surface marks; allow to air dry naturally away from direct heat or sunlight
• Professional leather cleaning recommended for deep cleaning — specialist leather cleaning preserves the tanned collagen structure, grain surface quality, and full-penetration black dye’s depth
• Condition with leather conditioner (lanolin or beeswax-based) every 3–6 months — the lambskin’s natural oils deplete with wear and environmental exposure; conditioning restores surface flexibility and prevents grain cracking
• Store on a wide, padded hanger — a narrow wire hanger will deform the lambskin’s shoulder structure permanently; the padded hanger distributes the jacket’s weight across the full shoulder seam without a pressure point
• Store in a breathable garment bag — do not store in plastic; lambskin requires air circulation to maintain the hide’s moisture balance and prevent mold or mildew at the grain surface

SKU: A70196-900  |  Available in sizes 42–46 (EU)  |  Men’s  |  Relaxed Boxy Fit  |  Acne Studios