Arc'Terex Veilance: wind, rain, member's club

The thing about blazers is that while they're the best jacket in terms of a slick fit, they fall down in the protection stakes, which is a fairly big issue when you consider you really want outerwear to offer some kind of barrier to the elements.

Of course a true gent will swiftly inform you that this is what they invented umbrellas for, but I've always found umbrellas a little cumbersome to lug around, and if there's one thing you're going to leave behind in the pub ...

So the other option is to go for a waterproof blazer. Acronym do one, which fits the requirements in terms of cut, but falls down because of Acronym's preference to stick a zip or a pocket on every available surface. That just isn't going to cut the mustard down at the member's club.

The answer to this sartorial dilemma is here with the arrival of the new Veilance line by Arc'teryx. The brand best known for the sort of garments preferred by fell walkers has turned its attention to the altogether more demanding environment of smart streetwear.

The 2009 capsule collection is full of sleek jackets featuring a minimum of unnecessary detail, the stand out piece of which is this blazer.

Windstopper fabric, taped micro seams, invisible pockets and snapper buttons, this will have you wrapped up against the weather and still looking the part when you get into that trendy bar.

So now you can leave that umbrella behind in the pub and still have no reason to worry.

Find it at the Hideout, or if you're on a different continent to London, The Glade can post you one.

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