Tabita Padded Bib, Small Leopard

The Tabita Padded Bib from Rino & Pelle in Small Leopard is properly clever winter layering — a hooded, sleeveless, padded bib designed to slip under your coat and add both warmth and, crucially, a hood to any coat that hasn't got one.

Quick note on the name: the "Small Leopard" doesn't mean you'll find a small mammal inside. It refers to the scale of the print — a smaller, subtler leopard motif rather than a bold oversized version. Considered leopard, not statement leopard.

Rino & Pelle is a premium European brand quietly perfecting cosy-considered winter outerwear since 1987, and this bib is a lovely example of the sort of properly clever piece they do so well.

The design ticks every practical box: padded for warmth without bulk, hooded with drawstring pulls to cinch it in against the wind, zip closure down the front, sleeveless so it layers cleanly under sleeves without adding bulk at the arm, curved hem so it sits nicely under coats, and fully lined for comfort against skin or knitwear.

The hero use: wear it under your favourite coat — especially any coat that doesn't have a hood of its own. Suddenly your smart wool coat has a hood. Your fine trench has a hood. Your favourite faux fur coat — which so often comes without one — has a hood. It's the practical winter fix nobody realises they need until they own one.

The 100% polyamide shell is engineered for exactly this: lightweight, durable, weather-resistant enough to shrug off a shower, and low-bulk enough to layer under anything.

Sits in the wider Rino & Pelle winter capsule on site alongside the Nanne Jacket in Fudge Cloak, the Sensy Waistcoat in Mocha Latte, the Banu Scarves in Coffee Roast + Mocha Latte, the Havila Faux Leather Gloves in Coffee Roast, the Connie Beanie in Fudge Sangria, and the Oxo Fleecy Mittens in Black + Mocha Latte.

At £44, a properly considered piece of everyday winter practicality.