Men's Lightweight Kalahari Jacket in Straw
A safari-coded Purdey jacket built for heat instead of moorland weather.
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Story & heritage
Purdey presents the Kalahari as a new warm-weather style inside its Global Sporting collection, which is precisely why it matters as an icon candidate. It shows the brand expanding the fieldwear idea away from British cold-weather clichés and toward travel, heat and lighter sporting contexts.
That shift still fits the company's wider history of clothing: functional garments first, but interpreted through a luxury materials lens.
Materials & craft
The official description specifies a relaxed herringbone jacket in 100% linen with ample pockets and an adjustable drawstring waist, all intended to keep the wearer comfortable in humidity. Compared with Purdey's heavier coats and tweeds, the Kalahari is noticeably more stripped back in weight without giving up the house's pocketed sporting logic.
The appeal is in that balance: soft, breathable cloth; practical storage; and a silhouette that still feels tailored enough to count as luxury clothing rather than expedition gear.
How to choose & style
The Kalahari works best when you lean into its looseness. Pair it with shorts or light trousers and let the jacket supply the structure, rather than trying to make it behave like a city blazer.
Because the straw tone is soft and dry, it also has a more continental, travel-ready mood than most Purdey outerwear. That makes it a useful counterpoint to the brand's darker tweeds and waxed pieces.
