What started as a souvenir for US soldiers during the Japanese occupation (1947-1952) became an icon of pop culture fashion that is still as popular today as it was 70 years ago: the sukajan jacket (named after Yokosuka, the city in Kanagawa Prefecture where it was invented) featuring spectacular embroideries on the back and sometimes on the front and even the sleeves. The Howl's Moving Castle Sukajan Jacket is one such jacket that any fan of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki will love!
The theme for the Howl's Moving Castle Sukajan Jacket is, of course, Miyazaki's 2004 adaptation of the 1986 novel by English author Diana Wynne Jones. Featuring the castle itself on its back together with the movie title and year of release, the Turnip Head scarecrow on the front, and the washing lines from the castle on the sleeves in amazingly detailed embroidery, this jacket (available in four sizes) is as much a fashion item as it is a unique collectible that could even be hung or framed as an ornament!
Specs and Features:
- Official Studio Ghibli clothing
- Sizes: S, M, L, XL
- Closure: zipper
- Cuffs: ribbed
- Pockets: 2 hand pockets
- Dimensions (length x width x sleeve length) S: 57 x 51 x 80 cm (22.4 x 20.1 x 31.5")
- Dimensions (length x width x sleeve length) M: 62 x 54 x 85 cm (24.4 x 21.3 x 33.5")
- Dimensions (length x width x sleeve length) L: 65 x 57 x 86 cm (25.6 x 22.4 x 33.9")
- Dimensions (length x width x sleeve length) XL: 67 x 60 x 87 cm (26.4 x 23.6 x 34.3")
- Materials: cotton, rayon, acrylic