CREAM SODA Pink Dragon 13th Anniversary Reversible Sukajan, Winged Dragon Back, Orange Tiger Reverse, M
CREAM SODA Pink Dragon 13th Anniversary Reversible Sukajan, Winged Dragon Back, Orange Tiger Reverse, M
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Condition report
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Harajuku rockabilly, in thread
Pink Dragon made the souvenir jacket part of Tokyo's rockabilly uniform, and this anniversary piece shows how: invented squadron insignia, a winged dragon, a motto of youth and speed. The orange face keeps the older tour jacket vocabulary of tigers and place names. A document of a scene as much as a garment.
Best for: Cream Soda and Pink Dragon collectors; rockabilly wardrobes
Condition notes
Some wear and fading to the satin, mainly the burgundy face; marks present including spots on the cream sleeves. Embroidery complete.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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A reversible souvenir jacket made for the thirteenth anniversary of Pink Dragon, the CREAM SODA flagship: burgundy acetate satin with a winged dragon and squadron lettering across the back, and a bright orange face embroidered with a white tiger on the reverse. A 1990s piece; tagged M.
The Piece
The burgundy back reads 13th C.&S. SQDN with the years 1951 to 1955, above a golden dragon with white wings clutching a shield, and Paratroopers Japan beneath, a playful take on the unit insignia once stitched onto souvenir jackets. On the chest, a winged skull badge under the letters CSAF faces an eagle over a crest of crossed propellers and a mountain, with a scroll reading Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die. Checkerboard rib in orange and navy closes the collar, cuffs and hem.
Turn it and the orange face takes over: a white tiger striding past Mount Fuji, ringed by the words Japan, Korea and Viet Nam, with snarling tiger heads and white arrows on the front and cream satin sleeves striped in burgundy and orange.
The woven label reads Dragons Lucky Embroidery, South Cat Street, Dragon City, the house's own nod to its Harajuku address and to rockabilly Tokyo.
Details
- Maker: CREAM SODA, for Pink Dragon
- Edition: 13th anniversary
- Style: Reversible souvenir jacket
- Shell: 100% acetate, both faces (per care label)
- Embroidery: Winged dragon, skull and eagle badges; white tiger, Mount Fuji
- Colour: Burgundy; orange and cream reverse
- Size: M (per page)
- Chest width: 55 cm (21.7 in)
- Length: 61 cm (24.0 in)
- Yuki (centre back to cuff): 81 cm (31.9 in)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in). For the shoulder, write to the Desk and a curator will confirm it.
Condition
- Some signs of wear and fading to the satin, most visible on the burgundy face.
- Marks are present, including spots on the cream sleeves shown in the seventh photograph.
- The embroidery on both faces is complete; every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale, with fading and marks noted; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Dry clean only; keep away from direct light, which deepens satin fading.
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 house in Cream Soda and the wider sukajan collection.
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