UNCLAIMED
RUN 11 · NOV 2026 10 PIECES · FROM €120

Coats nobody came back for. Recut.

Since 1962, Pressing Elba has kept a conveyor of coats nobody collected. After ninety days we unpick them, recut them and press them into a new run of menswear.

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Free pressing for life · 90-day returns · Made at 41 Rue Lamartine

AT THE COUNTER

UNC-0419

Work Shirt

€120

The conveyor loop

HOOK 01/16 · 0.0 M/MIN

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Type a ticket number to bring that piece to the counter.

Ten pieces on this month's run, from €120 to €380.

THE RUNWAY · RUN 11

Six looks off the loop.

  1. A faceless graphite mannequin wearing a navy melton overshirt over a chambray shirt, charcoal pleated trousers and brown shoes, a raw denim chore jacket over his arm.
    LOOK 01 The Counter Edit Melton overshirt, flannel pleats, a denim chore over the arm.
  2. A faceless graphite mannequin wearing an undyed canvas chore jacket over a light blue chambray shirt, with charcoal pleated trousers and white trainers.
    LOOK 02 Workroom A painter's canvas coat, recut. Chambray buttoned to the top.
  3. A faceless graphite mannequin wearing a black nylon bomber jacket, zipped open over a charcoal fleece hoodie, with charcoal pleated trousers and black boots.
    LOOK 03 Night Shift A 2001 flight jacket over three old sweatshirts.
  4. A faceless graphite mannequin wearing an open tan gabardine mac over an oatmeal knit polo, with charcoal pleated trousers and brown loafers.
    LOOK 04 Rain Check The 1987 mac, worn open over fisherman knit.
  5. A faceless graphite mannequin wearing an olive quilted liner vest over a chambray shirt, with charcoal pleated trousers and suede boots.
    LOOK 05 Field Day A parka lining turned vest. Chambray underneath.
  6. A faceless graphite mannequin wearing a raw indigo denim chore jacket over a washed black hoodie, with charcoal pleated trousers and canvas trainers.
    LOOK 06 Indigo Raw denim chore, washed black fleece, charcoal pleats.

A pink claim ticket pinned to the lapel of an old gabardine coat
TICKET 0311 · 1987 · UNCOLLECTED 112 DAYS

THE RULE · SINCE 1962

“Articles not called for within 90 days will be disposed of remade.”

Collect after 90 days. Or let us remake it.

Pressing Elba opened at 41 Rue Lamartine in 1962. Coats, jackets and work shirts came in on Monday and left on Saturday. Some never left. After ninety days the rule on the ticket said they could go. In 2019 the owner's grandson stopped throwing them away and started cutting new pieces from them, on the same counter, under the same conveyor.

1962
opened
90
days on the hook
412
hooks on the loop
9 m/min
line speed
How a coat becomes a new piece

Hook to hook.

Every piece takes the same four steps, on the same counter.

  1. A coat with an expired ticket lifted off its conveyor hook.

    Day 91.

    The ticket runs out. The coat comes off the loop.

  2. A coat's seams opened by hand on the counter, buttons and labels set aside.

    Unpick.

    Every seam opened by hand. Buttons, linings and labels kept.

  3. A paper pattern chalked onto old wool cloth before cutting.

    Recut.

    A new pattern on old cloth. Nothing bought new except thread.

  4. A finished piece steamed, bagged and ticketed on its hanger.

    Press and ticket.

    Steamed, bagged, numbered. Back on the loop.

Same coat. Second life.

UNC-0311 started as a 1987 gabardine mac that waited 112 days on hook 214.

Before: the 1987 gabardine mac as it was left, uncollected on its hook.
After: the UNC-0311 Mac Coat cut from it.

1987 · UNCOLLECTED 112 DAYS

2026 · UNC-0311 · €380

Call UNC-0311 to the counter

This month's run.

Ten pieces. Each run is as long as the coats we had.

  • UNC-0101
    Chore Jacket in undyed cotton canvas, horn buttons

    Chore Jacket

    Cut from a 1971 painter's canvas coat, uncollected 140 days.

    €240 S · M · L · XL

    Call to counter
  • UNC-0137
    Liner Vest in olive nylon, polyester fill

    Liner Vest

    Cut from the quilted lining of a 1994 field parka, 96 days.

    €150 S · M · L · XL

    Call to counter
  • UNC-0188
    Overshirt in wool melton, horn buttons

    Overshirt

    Cut from a 1983 navy melton duffel, 122 days.

    €210 S · M · L · XL

    Call to counter
  • UNC-0204
    Knit Polo in oatmeal lambswool

    Knit Polo

    Cut from two 1990 fisherman jumpers, 101 days.

    €170 S · M · L · XL

    Call to counter
  • UNC-0262
    Pleated Trouser in wool flannel

    Pleated Trouser

    Cut from a 1979 charcoal three-piece suit, 180 days.

    €190 30 · 32 · 34 · 36

    Call to counter
  • UNC-0311
    Mac Coat in cotton gabardine

    Mac Coat

    Cut from a 1987 gabardine mac, 112 days.

    €380 S · M · L · XL

    Call to counter
  • UNC-0350
    Heavy Hoodie in 480 g cotton fleece

    Heavy Hoodie

    Cut from three 2004 sweatshirts, 93 days.

    €140 S · M · L · XL

    Call to counter
  • UNC-0419
    Work Shirt in cotton chambray

    Work Shirt

    Cut from a 1998 chambray uniform shirt, 133 days.

    €120 S · M · L · XL

    Call to counter
  • UNC-0466
    Bomber in nylon twill, rib knit

    Bomber

    Cut from a 2001 flight jacket, 97 days.

    €260 S · M · L · XL

    Call to counter
  • UNC-0502
    Denim Chore in raw indigo denim

    Denim Chore

    Cut from a 1985 work-wear denim jacket, 150 days.

    €230 S · M · L · XL

    Call to counter

  • RUN 12 · DEC 2026

    When a run is gone, it is gone. The next one drops on the first Monday of the month.

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Get directions

Questions at the counter.

Q-01How do the sizes run?

Relaxed. Take your usual size; size down for a closer fit. Each piece lists its chest and length on the ticket.

Q-02Is every piece one of a kind?

Almost. A run is as long as the coats we had that month, usually three to nine pieces.

Q-03Where do the coats come from?

From our own loop: coats left at Pressing Elba for more than ninety days. Nothing is bought in.

Q-04How long do I have to return?

Ninety days, naturally.

Q-05Can I bring my own coat?

Yes. Leave it at the counter. We ticket it and remake it for you.

Q-06How should I care for it?

Brush, air, press. Bring it back to the counter once a year; pressing is free for life.

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