Chicago Playground The College Dropout Varsity Jacket, Burgundy Wool with Gold Leather Sleeves, Bear, Size XL
Chicago Playground The College Dropout Varsity Jacket, Burgundy Wool with Gold Leather Sleeves, Bear, Size XL
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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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Condition report
Very Good
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- As Found
An album cover you can wear
The bear, the lettering and the 04 turn one of hip hop's best known record sleeves into a letterman jacket. Burgundy and gold keep it firmly collegiate, which is exactly the joke the album was built on.
Best for: Music collectors; collegiate varsity wardrobes
Condition notes
No significant damage; in comparatively good order. Small dark marks visible on one leather sleeve near the cuff.
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A burgundy and gold varsity jacket built around The College Dropout, Kanye West's 2004 debut album: the record's bear between arched College and Dropout lettering on the back, and a K, a 04 and the name in script on the front. The label reads Chicago Playground. Size XL.
The Piece
The back carries the whole cover idea. The in small gold script sits above College in arched gold chenille capitals, then the wide-eyed bear in brown and gold felt, then Dropout curving beneath. On the front, a matching bear head sits on the left chest, a large gold chenille K on the right with Kanye stitched in script above it, and a 04 low on the left, the year of the album.
The construction is a straight collegiate pattern: burgundy wool body, mustard gold leather sleeves, gold snaps, slash pockets, and burgundy and gold striped rib at collar, cuffs and hem. The inside is lined in grey diamond quilting.
Details
- Maker: Chicago Playground (per label)
- Style: Varsity jacket, The College Dropout theme
- Shell: 80% wool, 20% nylon (per care label)
- Sleeves: Leather
- Lining and filling: 100% polyester
- Colour: Burgundy body, gold sleeves and chenille
- Size: XL (per label)
- Shoulder: 45 cm (17.7 in)
- Chest width: 54 cm (21.3 in)
- Length: 68.5 cm (27.0 in)
- Sleeve: 68.5 cm (27.0 in)
- Made in: India (per label)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- No significant damage; in comparatively good order.
- Small dark marks are visible on one leather sleeve near the cuff; please see the photographs.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Specialist cleaning only, given the leather sleeves; store on a broad hanger. Presented as the work of the maker named on its label; no official artist release is claimed.
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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