RAINS hails from Denmark, where they have precipitation an average of 170 days a year. Hanging on a nail in just about every cabin, garage or fishing hut is one of those classic rubberised cotton slickers, and it's this iconic item of clothing that inspired what RAINS calls their 'neo-Scandinavian' style. The long jacket is – as you might expect – a slightly longer version of their standard raincoat, and while you can clearly see those vintage macs in its DNA, the design and materials are decidedly modern. For starters, this unisex garm is made in a polyester weave fabric with a bonded polyurethane coating, making it seriously waterproof but surprisingly lightweight too. Concealed vents in the back yoke and eyelets under the arms make it far more breathable than its ancestors, while the roomy drawstring hood adds a practical peak. With a fishtail hem and flattering fit, it's cut to look good in the city while keeping you bone-dry in heavy weather.
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Danes are tall people, and these RAINS jackets run a bit big. If you’re on the cusp between two sizes, we recommend that you take the smaller one.
| Unisex Size guide (cm) | XS | Small | Medium | Large | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 80 - 85 | 86 - 91 | 92 - 97 | 98 - 103 | 104 - 109 |
| Hip | 84 - 89 | 90 - 95 | 96 - 101 | 102 - 107 | 108 - 113 |
| Arm length | 77 - 79 | 80 - 82 | 83 - 85 | 85 - 87 | 88 - 90 |
| Women's size | UK 8 | UK 10 | UK 12 | UK 14 | UK 16 |
There can’t be many outdoor brands gracing the runways at Paris Fashion Week, but RAINS is one of them. Fear not though – stylish as they are, the unisex jackets and bags from this up-and-coming Danish company are firmly rooted in heavy weather and Scandi heritage.
The Danes know a thing or two about rainwear, after all. Copenhagen gets an average of 170 rainy days a year, and since time immemorial, the classic rubberised cotton slicker has been the nation’s wet-weather armour of choice. When RAINS co-founders Philip Lotko and Daniel Brix Hesselager met at one of Denmark's largest textile and design schools, they wanted to take this Viking icon and turn it into something more contemporary. They started out in 2012 with a rain poncho, and quickly expanded into a range of raincoats and water-resistant bags – all in their signature ‘neo-Scandinavian’ style.
They’re textile designers at heart, and that’s where RAINS really shows its class. The specially developed matte-finish PU fabrics are lightweight and waterproof, with ultrasonically welded seams and ventilation carefully designed in.
Fashionable this stuff might be, but fast fashion it certainly isn’t. RAINS’s commitment to ethical and sustainable working stretches from the conditions in their partner factories to their transport logistics and even the lighting in their offices and shops. And at the heart of that, of course, are products that are built to last. If you do eventually manage to wear them out, RAINS will even trade you store credit when you return them for recycling.
