1976 Hong Kong Alaska Macau Okinawa Tour Jacket, Eagle with American Flag, Indigo Denim Twill, YKK Zip
1976 Hong Kong Alaska Macau Okinawa Tour Jacket, Eagle with American Flag, Indigo Denim Twill, YKK Zip
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A Bicentennial-year tour jacket in faded indigo denim twill, its back embroidered with an eagle carrying the Stars and Stripes, ringed by Hong Kong, Alaska, Macau and Okinawa and dated 1976.
The Piece
By the 1970s the tour jacket had passed from wartime souvenir to a record of a deployment, and naval and air crews collected port names the way earlier generations collected campaign ribbons. This one lists Hong Kong, Alaska, Macau and Okinawa around an American eagle, and the date, 1976, the year of the American Bicentennial, explains the flag the eagle carries.
The embroidery is rich and well executed: an eagle in cream, gold and brown with outspread wings, a red and white flag streaming from the staff in its talons, and red tassels at the finial. The place names are stitched in cream block letters.
Unusually, the shell is an indigo denim twill rather than the usual satin or cotton drill, which gives the jacket an easy crossover appeal for denim collectors. It has a point collar, a brass YKK zip, side slash pockets, an elastic-gathered hem and buttoned cuffs, and is lined in dark green satin.
Measured flat: shoulder 44 cm, chest 50 cm, length 57 cm and sleeve 58 cm, a modern small to medium.
Details
- Designer: Unsigned tour-jacket tailor
- Season: Dated 1976
- Model / ref: Embroidered tour jacket
- Material: Cotton denim twill shell; satin lining; rayon thread embroidery
- Colour: Faded indigo with dark green lining
- Made in: Not stated
- Tagged size: No size label (approx. modern S to M)
- Measurements: Shoulder 44 cm · Chest (pit to pit) 50 cm · Sleeve 58 cm · Length 57 cm
- Included: Jacket only
Condition
- Sun fading to the indigo, with a yellowed line along one front edge, as pictured.
- The lining is split and worn through at the underarm and front.
- Embroidery complete and bright.
- YKK zip works; cuff buttons present.
Condition grade BC on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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The labels, materials, stitching, hardware and construction are examined together and documented in Japan before dispatch; anything that cannot be confirmed is stated plainly in the description. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Hang on a broad hanger away from direct sun; spot-clean only, and leave any washing to a specialist used to vintage embroidery.
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