Karl Helmut Cotton Swing Top Jacket, Big Script Logo Back with Flag Patches, Red, Size M
Karl Helmut Cotton Swing Top Jacket, Big Script Logo Back with Flag Patches, Red, Size M
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A red cotton swing top by Karl Helmut, its back given over to a large white script logo, a bold K and a column of embroidered flag badges.
The Piece
Karl Helmut was launched in 1985 by the designer Isao Kaneko as the menswear line of Pink House, the Tokyo label he founded in the early 1970s, and it became known for stadium jackets, patches and bold aloha prints that borrowed the bears, flowers and reds of the women's line.
This drizzler-style jacket is cut in red cotton with a pink cotton lining, a short point collar, a full zip and buttoned cuffs. The back carries the brand name in white script across the yoke, then a K, small embroidered flag badges and KARL HELMUT in block letters running down to the hem. A flag label sits at the inside collar. There is no size tag; it wears like a men's M.
Details
- Maker: Karl Helmut, Pink House, Japan
- Style: Swing top, drizzler jacket
- Shell: Cotton 100%
- Lining: Cotton 100%
- Closure: Full zip, buttoned cuffs
- Colour: Red with white lettering
- Size: No tag, fits a men's M
- Measurements: length 62 cm (24.4 in), body width 59 cm (23.2 in), shoulder 48.5 cm (19.1 in), sleeve 60 cm (23.6 in). Every measurement is taken by hand, with the piece laid flat and the tape read by eye, so please allow a gentle margin of about 1–3 cm (0.5–1 in) for the natural give of fabric, handwork and the human hand.
Condition
Worn and well kept. The red has faded at the cuffs and along some edges, and there is a small mark on the back. No holes or tears.
Condition grade B (used, good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Wash cold inside out or dry clean, dry flat in the shade and keep the printed back away from a hot iron.
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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