Here, every article is written by those who believe the motorcycle jacket can be reinvented: welcome to VEST PARIS, where elegance, safety, and innovation discreetly meet.
VEST PARIS (inspired by Inventive Citi jackets) created a line of stylish motorcycle jackets for urban travel in 2012 that has never been equaled. Combining refinement and safety is the most difficult equation.
100% of motorcycle clothing meets only one requirement: safety. Those who launch lines of cycling jackets have a hard time breaking into the market outside of poncho manufacturers.
Even if some try It is in vain to bring a touch of elegance to it, we unfortunately remain very far from the standards of fashion in terms of elegance, finishes and comfort.
VEST PARIS, avant-garde brand
VEST PARIS is the epitome of a pioneering brand that has achieved the impossible by combining a set of requirements without making any compromises.
Do you want optimal safety during your scooter, motorcycle, or bicycle rides? Looking stylish in a discreet, ultra-light garment during the day? Wearing a garment that can withstand years of weather and pollution while being worn every day?
VEST PARIS offers you this excellence. And it's the only one.
VEST PARIS, the prize for excellence
Some will tell you we're expensive. While we're indeed above the average price usually charged in this market, it's the price our customers have chosen for excellence, durability, and keeping their promises.
For one VEST PARIS model that will satisfy you for a very long time, you will buy several that will frustrate you either by their design, their weight, their lack of safety, or by their deterioration after a few years. This is why 88% of our customers remain loyal to the brand.
To achieve our goals of durability and aesthetics, our jackets are made from materials and accessories that meet strict and rigorous specifications, a rare commodity on the market. It is this rarity, our unique expertise, and impeccable customer service that justify our prices.
The answer to a need
In 2012, Inventive Citi, which became VEST PARIS, was the first brand to finally offer a solution to all those executives, lawyers, financiers, real estate agents, managers, architects, executives, artists, journalists, etc. who travel on two wheels out of obligation and must embody elegance in their professional and social world.
We easily identified the need: timeless, chic clothing in neutral colors, to wear over a suit, a shirt, or a more casual outfit. A jacket far from the aesthetic standards of usual motorcycle equipment, where the appearance of the fabric, the crude logos, the cut, and many details can be prohibitive.
Some people sometimes mention competing jacket brands sold by motorcycle accessory distributors, like Spidi for example, but we are still quite far from the level of demand of users. These brands are making efforts, but when it is not the weight (a motorcycle jacket weighs on average 3 kg VS 0.8 kg for a VEST PARIS model), there is always a detail that spoils everything.
A certain vision of elegance
The dictionary definition of elegance is: “It is the aesthetic quality of being harmonious and graceful in its simplicity.” In other words, a subtle appearance without frills or coarse details.
From then on, we approached the problem from the opposite angle of our competitors. We recruited a fashion designer—a former Artistic Director at Valentino and Nina Ricci—and teamed him up with experts in outdoor activities, motorcycle clothing, and certified protective gear manufacturers. The goal was to avoid compromising any of the initial specifications.
It is this vision that has made and still makes our jackets successful.
Motorcycle Safety
This is the other promise on which we must be irreproachable . It requires a long in-depth work, the result of which must not alter the elegance of the jacket. This involves choosing materials that are as beautiful as they are resistant to abrasion, bad weather and pollution. These are extremely rare and often very expensive materials. But since we want the best for our users, we do not compromise and these are the materials that make up our jackets.
Motorcycle protection is a safety feature that we place on your joints and back to protect you from falls and impacts. There are all kinds.
They can be rigid or flexible, thick or thin, heavy or light, but all must meet a very strict CE standard to be approved. This standard is CE 1621-1 established in 2012.
CE 1621-1 standard for protections
This standard is essential for protection to be legally placed in a motorcycle jacket. To obtain it, the manufacturer must have its technology certified by an approved center.
During the certification process, the company will have to choose between two levels: 1 and 2. Level 1 must deliver a force of less than 35 kiloNewtons during an impact. Level 2 must deliver less than 20 kN.
In short, level 2 is more protective and is recommended for road motorcycles. This is the one most commonly found in classic motorcycle jackets. Level 1 is more used for urban use.
Security in sensitive areas
The protective inserts integrated into these jackets are designed to protect vulnerable areas of the body in the event of an accident.
Elbow, shoulder, and back protectors are essential elements to protect against trauma due to a fall or impact. It's important to ensure that these certified cases are discreet and lightweight enough to provide comfort and a look that meets your aesthetic requirements.
Discretion and comfort
This is rule number 1 if you want to preserve the aesthetics of the jacket: avoid heavy, thick and bulky protections like in most motorcycle jackets.
That's why, after using D3O protectors for a long time, we opted for protectors from the German manufacturer SAS TEC three years ago. Probably the most innovative products on the market. These elbow, shoulder, and back protectors meet CE certification, offering discreetness and lightness. These protectors blend completely into the jacket; you don't feel them, and no one sees them.
Motorcycle and bicycle protection
Curiously, despite the explosion in the number of accidents among cyclists, particularly those on electric bikes, whose risk-taking is similar to that of motorcyclists, the notion of safety has not yet become a major concern.
And yet, at VEST PARIS, we have numerous testimonials from customers riding bicycles, especially electric ones, whose elbows and shoulders we've saved. Electric bicycles used in urban areas today can reach speeds similar to those of a scooter.
Comfort and Functionality
Besides appearance and safety, comfort is a crucial element when riding a two-wheeler or bicycle. Our jackets with removable motorcycle protectors are designed to be as comfortable as possible so the user can focus on what matters most: the road.
Details such as the removable inner lining, the removable hood, the countless secure pockets, the weight of the jacket, the clever zips etc. everything is designed to optimize your comfort.
Our opinion on the elegant motorcycle jacket for urban travel
One of the distinctive features of VEST PARIS models is their versatility.
Our market has expanded over the years. Our jackets are no longer reserved solely for your daily urban travel. They are also worn on vacation, weekends, trips, etc. We are far from the jacket designed solely for motorcycling.