Tailor Toyo Red Eagle & Tiger Head Reversible Sukajan Jacket
1950s fashion embroidered double-sided jacket
Walk around any touristic part of Tokyo or pretty much any other big city in Japan and you'll see them: jackets made of shiny acetate, in bright colors with embroideries invariably featuring typical (or stereotypical?) Japanese motifs like tigers, dragons, Mount Fuji, and geisha. They certainly catch the eye but in an old-fashioned way and that's because they are! These sukajan (from Yokosuka, the name of the city where they were first created) started life as souvenirs for American soldiers in the early 1950s. The Tailor Toyo Red Eagle & Tiger Head Reversible Sukajan Jacket is one such example – and one with a special pedigree!
Why so? The Tailor Toyo Red Eagle & Tiger Head Reversible Sukajan Jacket is made by the same company that produced the originals, 70 years ago, and still makes the jackets in the same reversible way, making this actually two jackets in one. All its decorations are done by hand, stitch by stitch! Featuring a red eagle flying in front of Mount Fuji against a white backdrop or a roaring tiger on a black background, this classic jacket available in several sizes is a wearable time machine that lets you travel back to the 1950s to make a one-of-a-kind fashion statement!
Specs and Features:
- Reversible (can be worn inside out)
- Hand-embroidered
- Ribbed cuffs and waistband
- Designs: red eagle, tiger head
- Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL
- Made by Tailor Toyo, producer of the original sukajan jackets
- Dimensions (S width x length x sleeve length): 53 x 58.5 x 79 cm (20.9 x 23 x 31.1")
- Dimensions (M width x length x sleeve length): 54.5 x 59 x 81 cm (21.5 x 23.2 x 31.9")
- Dimensions (L width x length x sleeve length): 57.5 x 62 x 82 cm (22.6 x 24.4 x 32.3")
- Dimensions (XL width x length x sleeve length): 61 x 62 x 86 cm (24 x 24.4 x 33.9")
- Dimensions (XXL width x length x sleeve length): 65 x 64.5 x 89 cm (25.6 x 24.4 x 35")
- Dimensions (XXXL width x length x sleeve length): 67 x 67 x 92 cm (26.4 x 26.4 x 36.2")
- Fabric: acetate
