The PP gillet — available in the Monte Carlo, Abundance, and Prosperity designs for him, and across multiple colourways for her — is the most distinctive layering piece in the PP collection. Made from 100% natural silk, it occupies the space between the linen shirt and the blazer: a layer that adds visual depth and warmth without the formality of a jacket.

The natural silk. 100% natural silk is the most luminous of all natural materials — the gillet's silk construction gives it a visual presence that a linen or cotton layer does not produce. Silk also has specific thermoregulatory properties that make it effective as a layering piece: it insulates without bulk, and it does not add the weight that a conventional waistcoat does.

The occasion register. The gillet sits most naturally in the social occasions that the PP world produces: the yacht dinner, the resort terrace in the cooler evening, the casino in Monte Carlo, the hotel bar in Singapore. It reads as more formal than an open linen shirt and less formal than a blazer — the garment for occasions that ask for something more than the shirt alone without requiring the full jacket commitment.

The designs. Monte Carlo Gillet — the most restrained of the three, suitable for the widest range of evening and social occasions. Abundance Gillet and Prosperity Gillet — both in 100% natural silk with colourful design, more statement in their register, appropriate for the occasions that reward a vivid natural fabric piece.

For her. The PP her gillet collection at /collections/her-gillets offers additional colourways in 100% natural silk — the same material philosophy applied to the women's layering context.

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