Before we delve into the many, varied and wonderful fringe jackets on the market right now, it’s important we pay our dues to the history of the surprisingly functional style.
The design was the result of a practical innovation by Native Americans, whereby the addition of fringe trimmings to traditional buckskin mountain wear and woollen ponchos helped the garments to shed rain and dry faster during the wetter months. Fringe, or sometimes quills, worked as water-wicking devices to quickly disperse water droplets.
