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The Totême parachute pieces: the jackets, skirt, trousers and shirtdress

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The Totême parachute pieces: the jackets, skirt, trousers and shirtdress

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Parachute is the word Totême uses for volume that billows and then gathers in: a drawstring at the neck, a cinched hem, an egg-shaped skirt that balloons and narrows again. The pieces are in the Totême collection at Coveti; for other labels see designer jackets, and for the next step the jackets and blazers guide. It runs through a group of pieces that look technical and wear soft. There are three jackets, the summer windbreaker, the gathered jacket from the Fall Winter 25 runway and a featherlight nappa leather version, plus a silk parachute skirt and shirtdress and lyocell parachute trousers and halter top. 24 parachute pieces on Coveti, $660 to $1,405, median $977. This page is each piece and what to wear it with.

Key facts

  • 24 parachute pieces on Coveti, $660 to $1,405, median $977
  • Jackets: summer parachute jacket (organic cotton and recycled polyamide, water-repellent), gathered parachute jacket (recycled GRS polyester, drawstrings at neck and hem), nappa parachute jacket (100% lamb leather)
  • Skirt and shirtdress: an airy, softly crinkled silk and recycled polyamide blend, egg-shaped, with side pockets
  • Trousers and halter top: fluid lyocell and polyamide; the trousers have an elasticated drawstring waist and drawcord hems
  • Fit: the jackets are oversized; the skirt, shirtdress and top are cut to a clean, true line; the trousers are relaxed

The summer parachute jacket

A windbreaker in a whisper-light, water-repellent blend of organic cotton and recycled polyamide, with batwing sleeves, slanted patch pockets and snap buttons. It weighs almost nothing and packs into a tote, which makes it the jacket for a summer evening and a light shower.

The gathered parachute jacket

A short version of a Fall Winter 25 runway piece that crosses a cocoon coat with technical rainwear. It is cut ample and gathered at the neck and hem with drawstrings, so you control how much volume it holds. The brand pairs it with relaxed denim and trousers to keep the shape the focus.

The nappa parachute jacket

The same idea in featherlight lamb leather, with a stand collar, a curved hem and leather-covered snaps down the front, cut with generous proportions for soft volume. Specialist clean only.

The parachute skirt and shirtdress

Both are an airy, softly crinkled and semi-sheer silk blend in a long, ample egg shape with side pockets. The skirt closes with a concealed back zip and wants a fitted top to balance it; the shirtdress has a concealed button placket and an ankle-grazing length the brand pairs with an oversized tote and sandals.

The parachute trousers and halter top

The trousers are fluid lyocell in a soft balloon shape that tapers to drawcord hems, with an elasticated drawstring waist. The halter top has a gathered drawstring neck that ties at the back. Together they make a summer set; apart, the top goes with the tailored trousers and the trousers with a rib tank.

How to wear volume

One full piece at a time. A parachute skirt with a fitted knit, a gathered jacket over slim denim, the shirtdress with flat sandals. Two balloon shapes together lose the line.

The pieces on Coveti now

1. Parachute halter top in Black, $660

Made from 88% lyocell, 12% polyamide, shown in black.

2. Parachute halter top in Off-white, $660

Made from 88% lyocell, 12% polyamide, shown in off-white.

3. Parachute trousers in Off-white, $720

Made from 88% lyocell, 12% polyamide, shown in off-white.

4. Parachute skirt in Black, $840

Made from 77% silk, 23% recycled polyamide, shown in black.

5. Parachute skirt in Bloom, $840

Made from 77% silk, 23% recycled polyamide, shown in bloom.

6. Parachute skirt in Nightfall, $840

Made from 77% silk, 23% polyamide, shown in nightfall.

7. Parachute skirt in Stone, $840

Made from 77% silk, 23% recycled polyamide, shown in stone.

8. Parachute skirt in White, $840

Made from 77% silk, 23% polyamide, shown in white.

9. Summer parachute jacket in Black, $980

Made from 60% organic cotton, 40% recycled polyamide, shown in black.

10. Summer parachute jacket in Clove, $980

Made from 60% organic cotton, 40% recycled polyamide, shown in clove.

11. Summer parachute jacket in Oyster, $980

Made from 60% organic cotton, 40% recycled polyamide, shown in oyster.

12. Parachute shirtdress in Black, $1,180

Made from 77% silk, 23% recycled polyamide, shown in black.

“My passion,” Elin Kling told The Telegraph in February 2025, “is to continue the search for modern pieces with an ease and strong impact that lives and feels relevant over seasons.”

Frequently asked questions

What is the Totême parachute jacket?

A group of three jackets cut with billowing volume: the summer windbreaker in water-repellent cotton and polyamide, the gathered jacket with drawstrings at the neck and hem, and a nappa leather version.

How much is the Totême parachute jacket?

The parachute pieces run $660 to $1,405 on Coveti; the leather jacket is the top of that range.

Is the Totême summer parachute jacket waterproof?

It is water-repellent, which sheds a light shower, not a sealed waterproof.

What is the Totême parachute skirt made of?

An airy, softly crinkled, semi-sheer blend of 77% silk and 23% recycled polyamide.

Do the parachute pieces run large?

The jackets are oversized by design. The skirt, shirtdress and halter top are cut to a clean, true line, and the trousers are relaxed with a drawstring waist.

How do I care for them?

Dry clean the jackets and trousers; the silk skirt and shirtdress take dry cleaning and a cool hand wash; the leather jacket needs a specialist.

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Sources and method

Checked on 7 November 2026 by Coveti Editorial, the Coveti fashion desk. Product facts, the compositions, care lines, dimensions, heel heights and country of manufacture, are the brand’s own product-page text; counts, prices and price ranges are Coveti’s live catalogue on that date and move with stock; the founders’ biography and the house history come from the brand’s own pages and the press articles listed below, each read on the date above; the size scales are the brand’s own. Where a claim could not be checked against one of these it was left out, and where the fitting room is giving its own advice the page says so.

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Coveti Editorial is the in-house fashion desk at Coveti, the London-based luxury fashion marketplace. The team writes our designer guides, brand profiles and buying advice from the collections our contracted boutiques carry: more than 500 boutiques across eight cities. Every guide is checked against the designer's own information before it is published.

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