Whether you are in the left seat of 777 or a skybox on the 50-yard line, the Catalina is casually professional and exceedingly comfortable. Its elegant European design has clean, classic lines that make as perfect for casual wear as it is for a uniform jacket.

      The Catalina is a full-cut, slightly off-the-shoulder jacket. You can store your gear in its two double-welt front pockets and your wallet in a leather-bound inside pocket. Snap its leather cuffs shut and zip up its elasticized leather waistband and you are virtually wind-proof. Unzip your jacket and its leather zipper facing preserves your jacket's sleek lines.

     Gibson & Barnes make the Catalina from your choice of either goatskin or lambskin.

      You can choose your Catalina made from three top grade leathers: goatskin from Baluchistan or Italian-tanned Middle Eastern lambskin. Each leather is a little different. Goatskin is supple, strong, and textured. Lambskin is smooth, soft, and elegant.

     Both leathers are made from large, high-quality, grade-A hides that are chrome-tanned, drum-dyed, and lightly pigmented with a semi-aniline finish. Semi-aniline finishes allow you to see the natural beauty of the leather. If we used lower quality hides, we would need more pigment to cover up flaws in the leather and that would hide its natural look.

     All Catalinas have textured Dacron twill linings, solid brass zippers with bell pulls, and S-ring cuff snaps.