1970s to 80s USA Denim Jacket, Road Runner Beep Beep Embroidery, Chainstitch and Patches, Indigo, L
1970s to 80s USA Denim Jacket, Road Runner Beep Beep Embroidery, Chainstitch and Patches, Indigo, L
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A guide for this piece: about $186, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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- QuietResplendent Balanced 5.5 of 10 ·
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A one-off American denim jacket from the 1970s or 80s, its back filled with a hand-embroidered Road Runner tearing away in a blur of loops under a golden Beep Beep.
The Piece
Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese created Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner for Warner Bros. in 1949, and the bird's taunting Beep Beep became shorthand for speed on every American highway. Customised jackets like this one came from neighbourhood embroidery shops.
The jacket is a zip-front work style in rough, slubby indigo denim, faded to a beautiful even blue. The back carries a large embroidered Road Runner in blue, red and gold with motion loops beneath his feet. On the front, Doug is chainstitched in gold over the chest, joined by a Pabst Blue Ribbon patch, a green alligator patch and a cream pin-up figure, with a Minnesota state patch and a yellow three-stripe Viet Nam flag patch on the shoulders. It was found in a Los Angeles vintage shop in the 1990s.
Details
- Origin: United States
- Era: 1970s to 80s
- Fabric: Cotton denim
- Colour: Faded indigo
- Closure: Front zip
- Decoration: Embroidered Road Runner and Beep Beep, chainstitch name, sewn patches
- Tag size: US L
- Measurements: chest flat 50 cm (19.7 in), shoulder 44 cm (17.3 in), sleeve 63 cm (24.8 in). Every measurement is taken by hand, with the piece laid flat and the tape read by eye, so please allow a gentle margin of about 1–3 cm (0.5–1 in) for the natural give of fabric, handwork and the human hand.
Condition
Used and in good order for its age, with no major damage; light marks from long storage, and the embroidery and patches are firmly stitched.
Condition grade B (used, good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Hand wash cold inside out or spot clean to protect the embroidery; dry flat in the shade.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
Every figure above is taken by hand with the garment laid flat, in centimetres. Lay a shirt or jacket you already love beside them and allow a centimetre or two of margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our size guide to tops and jackets turns pit-to-pit figures into US, UK, EU and Japanese sizes, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.
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