Collection: Color Blocked Rainwear

Made for women and men with glorious snaps, blocks of color are positioned, balanced in size, front and back to create this whimsical, pieced, waterproof, windproof and breathable lined ¾ coat.

This is an all-weather coat with a raglan shoulder, placket front and neatly camouflaged pockets on the side seams. Fun to wear rain or shine.

Made in the USA. Every garment from Outside Designworks is created by hand, one pattern piece at a time, here in the Washington, DC metro area. That process begins at the time your order is received. Allow 2-4 weeks to receive your new pieces.

Back Story on this Mondrian Inspired Raincoat

The first step was to make a muslin raincoat manque with markings for the color spots on this coat as Piet Mondrian was very specific about his color blocks. In fact, he calculated the placement of his color/noncolor elements to achieve what he called a "balance of unequal but equivalent oppositions".

A template was made for the layout of the colors. Fabric as cutout like puzzle pieces to simulate color placement was made next. This was a conservation measure as the pieces were used again in the first sample.

Next some stitching of the elements to approximate the coat with changes in squaring up the garment.

Adding the snaps on the black borders at the end, a nail-biting moment.