Mackintosh and C.P. Company Debut Rubberized Cotton Trench and Goggle Jacket

Mackintosh and C.P. Company have turned a technical exchange into a tactile manifesto: a first-ever collaborative capsule that dresses two signature silhouettes in bonded rubberized cotton and launches Feb. 26, 2026 online and in select international stores. The project reworks Mackintosh’s single-breasted trench with a detachable goggle hood and reengineers C.P. Company’s Goggle Jacket using Mackintosh’s stiff, structured rubberized cotton, creating a literal swap of each house’s signature technology.

The material is unglamorous but exacting: described as two layers of cotton bonded around a thin core of rubber and characterized by Hypebeast as gum-pulled cotton. Production is rooted in craft provenance, both styles are handmade in Scotland, individually cut and sealed by the same skilled maker using a rubber-based solution, with each seam taped and hand-reinforced. That construction underpins every technical claim while preserving the clean lines of British tailoring.

Design specifics are clear. The Mackintosh single-breasted trench gains C.P. Company’s hallmark goggle hood as a removable element, available in beige and black, bringing a sleek, waterproof silhouette with a distinct urban edge. C.P. Company’s Goggle Jacket is completely reworked in Mackintosh’s bonded rubberized cotton to produce a unique textural contrast that balances rugged utilitarian mood with sharp tailoring. Both garments aim to fuse Italian technical sportswear thinking and uncompromising British rainwear craftsmanship.

The collaboration is framed as a conversation across centuries and specialisms. Mackintosh’s rubberized cotton lineage is explicit: the company patented rubberized cotton in 1823 and has built over two centuries of waterproof fabrication expertise. C.P. Company, founded in 1971, brings nearly 50 years of research into garment dyeing, coatings and fabric development and carries the technical legacy of Massimo/Max Osti, who created rubber flex and rubber wool in the 1980s. Lorenzo Osti, president of C.P. Company, said, “The idea of coating or bonding natural fibers to add performance aspects they don’t naturally have was exactly his obsession. Just to remember, Mackintosh patented rubberized cotton in 1823, while my father created rubber flex and rubber wool in the 1980s, applying the same logic but to different base fabrics.” He added, “Mackintosh brings over two centuries of expertise in waterproof fabrication; we bring 50 years of research into garment dyeing, coatings and fabric development. For both of us, it’s a dialogue between heritage and experimentation. The potential to push each other further is real. The best collaborations are not one-off drops but conversations that evolve over time.”

Vince Hashimoto, CEO of Mackintosh, framed the pairing as complementary: “There’s a natural synergy between our brands - a duality. Both brands have deep heritage and craftsmanship behind them, but are equally forward-looking and innovative. We’re really happy with the result. It’s a unique capsule collection that truly blends Italian technical sportswear design with the uncompromising elegance of British rainwear heritage.” The collection will be available on both brands’ webstores and partner websites and at the Mackintosh London flagship, C.P. Company flagships in Milan, London, Paris, Seoul, Tokyo and Shanghai, and at Dover Street Market Ginza, with additional select international retailers carrying stock.