Tailor Toyo TT15492 Aged Acetate Reversible Sukajan, Alaska Polar Bear, Blue Caribou Reverse, Size M
Tailor Toyo TT15492 Aged Acetate Reversible Sukajan, Alaska Polar Bear, Blue Caribou Reverse, Size M
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- Ornate 7.5 of 10 ·
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Every piece is measured by hand, in centimetres as Japan measures. Please allow 1–2 cm (about ½ inch) for the give of the material and the hand that held the tape. すべて手採寸（cm表記）。素材のゆとりや採寸の個人差により、1〜2cm程度の誤差が生じる場合がございます。あらかじめご了承ください。
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Widths are taken across one layer with the piece laid flat; double them for the full circumference.幅は平置きの片面を採寸しています。周囲は2倍してください。
Condition report
Very Good
- Giftable
- Mint
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- Good
- Honest Wear
- As Found
The last frontier, already weathered
Alaska was one of the great souvenir subjects, and the polar bear before lightning is its most graphic expression. The aged finish gives this one the quiet patina of a jacket that has travelled, while the caribou face behind it offers a second, warmer register.
Best for: Collectors of Alaska sukajan; those who prefer a worn-in look
Condition notes
Light signs of use. Faded, softened satin is the maker's deliberate aged finish rather than wear.
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A reversible Tailor Toyo sukajan, reference TT15492, in acetate satin given a deliberate aged finish: black on one face, with a polar bear rearing before forked lightning beneath ALASKA, and blue on the other, where a caribou crowned with antlers takes the back. Tagged M.
The Piece
The black face carries the classic Alaska design. ALASKA in red block letters crowns the back, the polar bear rises from ice and sea in cream and grey thread, yellow lightning strikes past it, and AMERICA'S LAST FRONTIER runs beneath. Smaller bears face off across the chest, and the cream sleeves are banded in black.
Reversed, the blue face sets a caribou head in rust and tan with pale antlers beneath the same lettering. The aged finish softens the satin to a lived-in tone, the blue fading towards violet at the hem.
Tailor Toyo is the souvenir jacket line of Toyo Enterprise, the maker most closely tied to the original post-war sukajan.
Details
- Maker: Tailor Toyo (Toyo Enterprise)
- Reference: TT15492 (per care label)
- Style: Reversible souvenir jacket, aged finish
- Shell: 100% acetate; lining 100% acetate
- Embroidery: 100% rayon thread; rib 100% acrylic
- Colour: Black with cream sleeves; reverse blue
- Size: M (per label)
- Shoulder: being confirmed against our archive records
- Chest width: 44 cm (17.3 in)
- Length: 61 cm (24.0 in)
- Sleeve: being confirmed against our archive records
- Centre back to cuff: 87 cm (34.3 in)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Light signs of use; the softened, faded tone of the satin is the intended aged finish.
- Every photograph is part of the description; for any measurement still being confirmed, please write to the Desk.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Dry clean only; store on a broad hanger, away from direct light.
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.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. More from the maker in Tailor Toyo and the wider sukajan collection.
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