Bob Job Chore Coat11.5oz tan canvas

Name: Bob Job Chore Coat / Tan Canvas
Brand: HebTroCo

Life’s a breeze when you throw on a Bob Job. There's no chore too big, no task too small. It’ll lift your mood in an instant. Tough canvas cloth, room for layers, solid brass hardware and decent-sized pockets. Designed on our Calderdale cutting table, British-made like everything we do.

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You won’t have seen a Bob Job in canvas before – this is the first. The cloth is an 11oz 100% cotton canvas originally developed for jeans. Proof of the pudding really: if it can handle life as a hard-working pair of trousers, it’s more than up to the job of a coat. Tough, dependable and comfortable from the get-go.

The colour is custom dyed for us, the kind of tan that evokes memories of classic workwear, like old American duck canvas jackets that have aged beautifully after years of wear. We think it looks especially good with indigo, so if you’re wearing jeans, you’re on for a winner.

The Bob Job style is our take on the classic American chore coats we’ve spent years ogling over in vintage shops and collector magazines. Past editions have come in selvedge denim and Bedford cord, and now canvas joins the line-up. Amelia designed the pattern from scratch rather than copying an original. It’s longer than a jacket, giving you the coverage of a coat with the easy feel of a work jacket and room for layers underneath when the weather calls for it.

It's in the details

100% cotton tan canvas
Woven and custom-dyed for us at the Dragoni mill in Milan - a short drive away from the Candiani mill, where all our denim comes from. Italian fabrics are rightly world famous for their quality.
Panama weave
Adds strength while keeping the canvas flexible and easy to live with.
Four outside patch pockets
Top left pocket has a pen pocket. Top right pocket is buttoned.
Inside chest pocket
Actually big enough for big phones (measures 16cm x 19cm)
Compact collar
Wear it up or down, buttoned like a shirt or open like lapels.
Big old triple stitched run and fell seams
For strength (but mostly looks let’s be honest).
Double button holes to adjust the cuffs
Dazzle people with your cuffing skills as you use the single button to ingenious effect.
Solid brass skull buttons
The same as we use on all our jeans.
Cotton labels
Made for us by Pennine Labels in Colne.
Hanging loop in neck

Bob's Your Uncle

Bob at Chistia Denim in Leicester has been part of our making force for years. His small team are the skilled hands behind the Bob Job Chore Coat, Echo and Magneto Vest, Denim Smock, and more recently the Decade Moleskin and Fireclay Cord trousers – all crafted with care. Over the years, our partnership has grown into something special, and every now and then, Bob sweetens the deal by delivering us a box of his famously delicious samosas.