Karl Helmut Nylon Flight Jacket, Baseball Card Patches All Over, Orange Lining, Black, Size L
Karl Helmut Nylon Flight Jacket, Baseball Card Patches All Over, Orange Lining, Black, Size L
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A Karl Helmut flight jacket from the 1990s in black nylon, scattered with little baseball card patches and lined in the classic rescue orange.
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.
The patches are small woven cards, each framing a baseball in a checked border, sewn at jaunty angles over the fronts, sleeves and back, with a few round badges among them and the Karl Helmut script stitched across the shoulders. The shape follows the MA-1, with a ribbed collar, cuffs and hem, a front zip, slash pockets and a sleeve pocket, padded with polyester for warmth. Inside, the orange nylon lining carries a matching baseball card label.
Details
- Maker: Karl Helmut, Pink House Co., Ltd.
- Shell and lining: Nylon 100%
- Padding: Polyester 100%
- Motif: Baseball card patches, script logo
- Colour: Black with orange lining
- Size: L
- Measurements: body width 55 cm (21.7 in), shoulder 46.5 cm (18.3 in), sleeve 67 cm (26.4 in), length 69 cm (27.2 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, with light pilling on the ribbed trims and some marks and fading on the orange lining, shown in the close views.
Condition grade B (used, good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Sponge clean or dry clean, and store on a broad hanger away from strong sun.
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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