Ridgeline Mens Monarch Gilet Shale

Since the early 19th Century cotton moleskin has been a popular fabric choice for manufacturers of durable, comfortable, good-looking workwear. And it’s no surprise. Densely woven, but with a luxuriously soft hand-feel, it’s extremely hard-wearing and usefully windproof. The downside of cotton, however, is that once it gets wet, it loses its insulating properties—and takes an age to dry.

Ridgeline’s new Moleskin Tech-Knit Supreme, by contrast, offers all the benefits of cotton moleskin—with none of the functional downsides. 

It’s a knitted fabric made from 47% cotton—as you’d expect. The difference, though, is that we’ve added 7% Nylon and 46% polyester to the blend and produced it in a substantial 380gsm weight.

Compared to ordinary cotton moleskin, it’s harder wearing, quicker drying, more wind resistant and, for its weight, considerable warmer. In short, it’s better. By a country mile.

Our new Monarch Gilet makes full use of the remarkable properties of this revolutionary new fabric: it offers a supremely comfortable, traditional feel in conjunction with all the performance of a technical polyester fleece.

By any standards, the Monarch Gilet, made from Moleskin Tech-Knit Supreme, represents a huge stride forwards—and a new benchmark in performance country wear.

Product Features:

• Warm, premium knitted gilet.
• Moleskin Tech-Knit Supreme fabric.
• Durable water-repellent treatment.
• 380gsm weight fabric.
• 46% polyester, 7% Nylon, 47% cotton.
• Luxurious moleskin finish.
• Two zipped hand pockets.
• Zipped security pocket.
• Premium YKK zips throughout.
• Two-way front zip.
• Adjustable hem.
• High collar.

Free delivery on orders over £50 and Klarna payment available at the checkout.

We want you to be happy with your purchase from Wadswick Country Store. If for any reason you aren’t satisfied, then please let us know. We offer a “no quibble” returns policy and we will be happy to exchange the item or issue a refund up to 30 days after purchase.

We also offer a click and collect service at our Corsham Store, please select this option at checkout. If you order within business hours, we aim to have all orders ready for collection within 60 minutes. If you do need anything more urgently than this then please give us a call and we will arrange it for you.