If you want to design smarter:

– Study functional layouts: What goes where and why?
– Analyse pocket construction: What’s essential vs. wasted fabric?
– Test ergonomics: Is everything accessible?
– Apply digi-physical tools: Bring historical patterns into the future.

Great design should enhance performance and work in real-world needs.
This is why some military gear lasts for decades.

Function-first design doesn’t ignore form—it refines it.
Gear-driven thinking creates timeless utility.

The M70:
The Swiss Military M70 field jacket (1975–1985) is pure function—11 pockets, each with a job to do.

– Only two share the same construction.
– A modern manufacturing nightmare.

It has inspired numerous designers, including Massimo Osti, who first adapted it for Stone Island before incorporating it into CP Company’s Goggle Jacket “Mille Miglia”.

Next step?

– Research vintage patterns.
–  Deconstruct them. (destructive or non-destructive pattern tracing)
–  Reimagine them.

Want a starting point?

– Grab the M70 Jacket pattern from OpenPattern[.io].
– It’s a blank canvas—ready for your next creation.
– Physical, digital, or somewhere in between.