Tela Stella Zeltbahn Cape

Produced in 1982 under the direction of Massimo Osti, the Tela Stella Zeltbahn Cape represents one of the earliest experimental garments from Stone Island. The piece reinterprets the traditional German military Zeltbahn shelter half, transforming a modular field element into a conceptual outerwear design.

Realized in red Tela Stella fabric — a heavy, double-sided cotton canvas inspired by military truck tarpaulins — the garment exemplifies Osti’s pioneering approach to material research and garment engineering. Snap-button closures and reinforced construction preserve the structural logic of the original military pattern, allowing multiple configurations and adaptable drape.

An early Stone Island artifact that bridges military heritage, textile experimentation, and the foundational research-driven philosophy that would define the brand’s evolution.

This specific red version corresponds to the model worn by Lucio Dalla during a 1983 interview for Epoca magazine on the island of Ithaca, Greece, situating the piece within a documented cultural moment of early 1980s Italian creative history.

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