The Workshop Canvas Vest in Khaki

DESCRIPTION

A heavyweight canvas vest in khaki - storage built into a garment that was never meant to be decorative. The magnets hidden in the fabric interlining beneath the buttons - the vest closes on contact and opens with a single pull. Wear it over a shirt for a day building, fixing, or hauling - the Workshop Vest is built to carry what your pockets can't, and close itself while you're already holding something else.

FEATURES

√ Faster & Easier For Every Situation

Whether you're wearing gloves, holding something with your hand, or just find buttoning a hassle, the Lodge removes that friction.

√ Hidden Magnetic Closure System

The magnets sit in a reinforced interlining behind the front button row - engages on contact, releases with a single pull, with nothing visible.

√ Four Large Pockets Configuration

Two large patch pockets on each side of the front and back waist - every storage point is contrast-stitched for visibility and reinforced at the corners.

√ Heavyweight Cotton Canvas

A dense, tightly woven canvas with enough body to hold its shape fully loaded, and soft enough for comfortable wear.

√ Wash-Rated Tests

Every pocket opening is double-stitched at the corner to resist tearing under load; magnetic units are heat-welded into encapsulated interlining pockets, rated through 200+ wash cycles.

DETAILS

Design intent

Most vests treat the back as little more than the panel connecting the two front halves. The Workshop Vest takes a more functional approach: storage is placed where the garment is worn, not just where tradition expects it. Everything follows the same working logic - curved front patch pockets sized to carry more than hands, and a magnetic closure system that opens and closes without needing a second hand that might already be occupied.

Design inspiration

The pocket vest has its origins in early 20th-century field and hunting vests, where the back panel carried the day's kit or supplies precisely because the front pockets were already committed to smaller, faster-access items. The Workshop Vest borrows that logic directly and applies it to a different kind of fieldwork: the garage, the studio, the job site. The khaki canvas references the same undyed, hardworking cloth those original vests were built from, chosen because it shows its history honestly rather than hiding it.

Craft details

Heavyweight cotton canvas provides structure under load, finished with contrast cream topstitching throughout. A collarless V-neck and relaxed straight silhouette keep the vest easy to wear, while four oversized patch pockets offer practical storage front and back. Magnetic closures are heat-welded into reinforced interlining and rated through 200+ wash cycles.