Based in a quiet rural town in Japan’s northern Iwate Prefecture, Gorsch is a small and hard-to-find brand that takes immense pride in its region and craft. The brand’s name comes from the story “Gauche the Cellist,” which can be summarized (very roughly) as the tale of a young man who works hard to become more skilled at playing the cello. Gorsch the brand tells a similar story, about a young man who finds his grandfather’s old sewing tools, and upon learning that his relative used to be a tailor, Gorsch sets off to learn the craft himself, with hard work, dedication, and a loving-nostalgia towards his hometown.

In actuality, there is no Gorsch the person — the brand is run by Eiichi Suzuki, an Iwate native who lives and runs his brand from a quiet town nestled under the mountains. His grandfather was actually a tailor, too, but Eiichi didn’t learn this until after he started Gorsch. Before that, he worked as a diplomat for some time, and lived between several major cities around the world, including New York and Berlin, the latter of which continues to influence him to this day.

Gorsch’s clothing is somewhere between antique workwear and tailoring. Though often unique and clearly inspired by vintage styles, the garments are shockingly versatile and very easy to wear, with some of the most flattering and comfortable cuts we’ve ever encountered. Few brands do “unisex” clothing as well as Gorsch, with pieces that look incredible on an extremely wide range of different bodies and body-types. The materials fit the design and construction, using beautiful and rare deadstock fabrics as well as custom and locally-produced textiles, it’s easily one of our most elevated and special brands.

The Autumn/Winter 2026 collection is part 2 of their 14th release saison, titled “The Dancing People” — inspired by dancers Ken Sakagami and Aoi Kagaya, friends of the brand who perform locally in Iwate with their company, Bazar Cirque. The styles and fabrics are really outstanding this season, with rich, plush textiles, exaggerated silhouettes, and spectacular drape that emphasizes movement but sits comfortably and naturally when at rest.

The Wool Flannel Cape Coat is an extremely interesting silhouette that calls back to antique stagecoach jackets and capes, the precursors to the precursors to things like car coats. It's cut with a very wide, relaxed body, featuring a swooping shawl collar and robe-length lapels, with two hand pockets on the front and an internal strap for fastening the double-breasted placket. With an oversized fit, it's designed to be worn over other jackets or several bulky mid-layers, serving as a stylish shell to trap in heat and keep the elements out.

The standout feature is the cape detail, as the sleeves sit underneath an attached cape that buttons together on either side of the placket — when unbuttoned fully, the sleeves can be tucked further inwards and the cape actually functions more like a cape, allowing you to keep your arms and hands closer to your body.

The fabric is a really plush and soft 100% wool flannel, spun from thick worsted yarns using super 120s wool and finished with an extensive fulling process to give the whole thing a remarkably comfortable and cashmere-like feel. Produced by the Kuzuri Keori Mill in Ichinomiya, a region of Japan famous for its wool textiles, the fabric is woven very slowly on a traditional shuttle loom, keeping the yarns under less tension than a modern loom would and resulting in a more bouncy and relaxed fabric at the cost of taking longer to make. Immediately comfortable to wear, it insulates well and resists moisture thanks to the napped flannel face, and despite being pure wool, it’s not scratchy at all and feels great on bare skin.

True to size with a relaxed, oversized fit for layering. Dry clean or spot clean only.

• 100% wool
• Plush flannel wool from Kuzuri Keori Mill in Ichinomiya, Japan
• Double-breasted placket
• One button closure
• Internal strap for closing front
• Shawl collar
• Oversized body
• Cape detail that buttons around sleeves
• Internal hang tag
• Single needle construction
• Custom woven labels
  
• Dry clean or spot clean
• Made in Japan