This is a incredibly detailed jacket, it has references from bondage, utilitarian, but most of all, it’s build around a uniform jacket, the M69 Flak vest from the US army, which were issued for the Vietnam war.
The original Flak Jackets were designed to provide protection to the wearer against ‘case fragments’- High explosive weaponry such as grenades and heavy anti-aircraft artillery. However, they were not designed to be protected against bullets fired from small arms.
The jacket it self is beautiful, yet also extremely practical and durable. Created with a removable liner on the inside, filled with goose down. According to Endyma, this is one of the best-detailed Helmut Lang they’ve handled.