Menswear/Aimé Leon Dore
Aimé Leon Dore Rain Delay Jacket
$695, and the same money as the Monos suitcase, which is a useful thing to know about yourself.
Aimé Leon Dore's Rain Delay Jacket is $695. The brand's entire product is the feeling of being in on something, and the jacket is priced accordingly.
This is not a criticism. Waterproofing is a solved problem and has been for forty years; a technically excellent rain shell costs about $180 and looks like a rain shell. Everything above that number is buying a silhouette, a fabric hand, and the specific cultural position of the person who made it. ALD sells that position better than almost anyone, which is why the brand exists and why the jacket is $695.
Whether that is worth it depends entirely on how you feel walking down a street in it, which is not a thing we can measure for you and not a thing anybody should pretend is irrational.
Buy it because you like it. Do not buy it because of the rain.
| Price | $695 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rain jacket |
The verdict
A very good looking jacket at a price that has nothing to do with staying dry. Fine, as long as you know which one you are paying for.
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Found via published coverage and checked against the maker on 20 September 2026. Source. Price and specification as published at that date. We have not handled this item; when we have, the piece says so at the top.
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