Technical Vatersay Sporting Cape II in Drab
A waterproof cape that Purdey itself calls iconic, rebuilt for serious weather.
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Story & heritage
Purdey's own product page frames the Vatersay as an icon before it even gets to the specifications, describing the current edition as a significant upgrade of the iconic original. That fits the broader brand history: Purdey only expanded into a full clothing and accessories business in 1974, and pieces like the Vatersay are how that younger side of the house built recognisable signatures of its own.
The II version keeps the original field-sport purpose intact while updating the material and finish language for current performance expectations.
Materials & craft
According to Purdey, the cape is a unisex sporting layer built to handle very wet conditions, with every element engineered around field performance. The long body, large hood and generous front pockets make it feel closer to specialist gear than decorative country styling.
What keeps it recognisably Purdey is the discipline of the silhouette: clean, unfussy, and intentionally elegant even in a purely functional garment.
How to choose & style
This is the piece to choose when you want Purdey's fieldwear identity in its purest form. It works best worn simply, letting the length and technical volume do the talking rather than layering it under anything complicated.
Because the shape is so decisive, it also reads well off the shoot: thrown over knitwear and tall boots, it has the same kind of self-contained authority that makes heritage rain capes appealing in town as well as country settings.
