Taylor Stitch’s Iconic Jacket Is in It for the Long Haul

I’ve been on the hunt for a great denim jacket. It was proving difficult to find the perfect heritage piece: I’ve got a longer torso and shorter legs, and when my tops are too long, my proportions are all off. Plus, everything I tried on was either stiff as a cardboard box or felt insubstantial, like it wouldn’t survive a single delicate wash cycle. But then I struck sartorial gold in an unexpected mine. The highest-quality denim jacket I tried on isn’t denim at all. It’s the Taylor Stitch Long Haul Jacket in Indigo Waffle.

Reviewers love this thing, and I can see why. There’s its perfect weight—not too heavy, making it suitable for layering, yet substantial enough to provide warmth on cooler days. There’s the construction: One fan says that it kept them dry during a surprise rainstorm. Others love the reinforced stitching, plentiful pockets, and copper hardware.

The style may nod to the truck drivers who popularized a shorter hem, or the classic Levi’s Type III jacket from 1967. But this distinctive design holds its own. It’s just “trucker” enough to flatter any torso, but the waffle finish is as unique as its wearer. (Almost literally—the personalized fades you’ll get in this texture are stunning.) Simple and adaptable like the best midcentury workwear but updated for the WFH era, the Long Haul is a modern classic.