Finally, an N1 Jacket You Can Wear All Year Round

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Iron Heart’s New Lightweight N1 Gives the Iconic Deck Jacket a Three-Season Upgrade

The deck jacket is having its moment. Within our little world of raw denim and heritage menswear, it’s been a staple for years—but lately, the attention is spreading.

Search traffic for our Best N1 Deck Jackets guide (which we’ve just updated) started climbing earlier than usualy this year—already in September. The N1 isn’t just for hardcore denimheads anymore; it’s crossing over.

I’ve been part of that wave myself. I got my first Iron Heart N1 six winters ago, and the second one last year—both the classic alpaca-lined versions. Before that, I’d been eyeing the style for years (and even, briefly, had one from Pike Brothers).

Iron Heart nails the mix of build, shape, and attitude. It’s one of those jackets that just makes sense the second you put it on. The only catch is that it’s warm, really warm.

The Problem With the Classic N1

Working at Brund, Copenhagen’s Iron Heart dealer, I’ve seen firsthand how fast these jackets move. They’re not cheap—around $800 for the classic version—but they sell out as soon as they arrive.

It’s not just the quality; it’s that the N1 has become the statement piece of the heritage scene. You see it everywhere now, even fashion brands outside the niche are catching on. Within a few years, everyone will be doing their take on it.

Here in Denmark, the N1 season runs from October through to early March—if you’re lucky. Any warmer than that, and it becomes an oven. I’ve found myself waiting months for the right weather to pull it out again.

For anyone living in a milder climate—California, southern Europe, Japan even—it’s practically a winter-only piece. Or something you can’t wear.

The Solution Is So Simple

Iron Heart’s new lightweight N1 feels like a bit of a revelation. It looks the same, but it sheds the bulk and heat that make the original a deep-winter jacket.

Gone is the alpaca lining, and what you have is a water-resistant 6.2 oz. Japanese Ventile cotton, the kind of technical fabric that keeps wind and light rain at bay while letting the jacket breathe. The outer shell is still Iron Heart’s signature 12 oz. whipcord—dense, durable, and sulphur-dyed so it fades slowly with use.

The result is a deck jacket you can wear three seasons a year—it flexes with the climate instead of fighting it. And because it’s Iron Heart, it’s still built unlike anything else: corduroy collar, double needle seams, and a two-way YKK zipper that feels like it could hold a door shut in a storm.

If you want to get in before the rest of the world rediscovers the N1, this warm-weather Iron Heart version might just be the smartest buy.

It’s instantly recognisable, but you’ll probably wear it (even) more than the cold-weather version. At launch, it’s available in khaki and black, and there’s a navy coming too.

If you’re looking for the best of N1 jackets, start with this guide.

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