A Elegantes SAPEur Reversible Sukajan, Navy Alaska Map Back, Green Quilted Eagle Reverse, Size XL
A Elegantes SAPEur Reversible Sukajan, Navy Alaska Map Back, Green Quilted Eagle Reverse, Size XL
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Condition report
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The last frontier
The map jacket was always a record of distance, and SAPEur simply moves the map further north. Alaska, stitched town by town with its gold rush and its oil, turns the Yokosuka formula into an American tall tale. The quilted eagle side makes it a true cold weather piece as well.
Best for: Map back collectors; generous XL fits for winter
Condition notes
Marks across the jacket, most visible on the cream sleeves and the green quilted face. Embroidery complete on both backs.
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A reversible souvenir jacket by A Elegantes SAPEur: navy satin embroidered with a full map of Alaska under the words America's Last Frontier, and a diamond quilted green face on the reverse where an eagle sweeps over snowy peaks. Tagged XL.
The Piece
The navy back follows the old map jacket formula with a northern twist. A gold outline of Alaska is filled with stitched place names, Barrow, Nome, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Palmer, Kodiak, Skagway and Juneau among them, alongside the Yukon River, Mount McKinley, Klondike Gold, an igloo, an oil derrick and a moose. The SAPEur name arches above in red and white, and a matching pair of emblems sits on the chest. Cream satin sleeves carry navy stripes from shoulder to cuff.
The reverse is warmer and heavier: green satin quilted in diamonds, coral quilted sleeves, and on the back a great eagle in brown, crimson and cream rising over a mountain range, again above America's Last Frontier. A military style tag inside reads Specification MIL-S-2391, Type SAPEur, Size XLarge Regular.
The label's souvenir jackets play knowingly with the postwar form, swapping the usual Japanese ports for an American frontier while keeping the map, the script and the reversible build intact.
Details
- Maker: A Elegantes SAPEur
- Style: Reversible souvenir jacket, one face quilted
- Shell: 65% acetate, 30% polyester, 5% polyurethane (per care label)
- Padding: 100% polyester
- Rib: 70% acrylic, 30% wool
- Colour: Navy and cream; green and coral reverse
- Size: XL (per label)
- Shoulder: 63 cm (24.8 in)
- Chest width: 63 cm (24.8 in)
- Length: 71 cm (28.0 in)
- Sleeve: 62 cm (24.4 in)
- Yuki (centre back to cuff): 93 cm (36.6 in)
- Made in: China (per label)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Marks are present across the jacket, most visible on the cream sleeves and the green quilted face, shown close in the photographs.
- Embroidery on both backs is complete; every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale, with the overall marks noted; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Professional cleaning is advised before wear; 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.
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