Unless you’re a member of the Duck Dynasty clan, head off regularly for a safari trip or know a thing or two about No. 4 uniforms (that’s army speak for you), then a field jacket has no business doing in your wardrobe. The thing is, it should.

Utility aside – who doesn’t need another pocket somewhere – the cotton jacket is a lightweight alternative to layering in this summer heat and gives your regular get ups that rugged combat edge. Imran Jalal checks out how the streetstyle pack does it.