After brainstorming some ideas about the possible function/context for the tailored jacket, I am thinking about the idea of travel as its function. Initially I was just thinking of the more obvious functions associated with travel, (handy pockets for passport, wallet, etc. comfortable to wear in different climates and on different methods of transport). Another idea I was contemplating was the idea of taking a particular lifestyle and its daily routines and determining the functions required from this.

Another point I was thinking about was whether or not the function had to be a practical, purely physical function, or if it could be more of a conceptual function. By this I mean the function could be something that gives the wearer a certain feeling, such as comforting them, being a more mental function rather than utilitarian.

The more I've thought about it, the more I am interested in both of these directions, and so I've tried to find a way to combine the two. I think that the idea of travel has practical functional needs as well as being a comforting prospect. I believe it is a comforting prospect because it is a way to escape the constraints of daily routines and a stressful lifestyle. The jackets designs could stem from the different places that a person could escape to.