Kenzo Golf Tiger Jacquard Wool Sweater, Black and Ecru, Size 3, Made in Japan, Vintage
Kenzo Golf Tiger Jacquard Wool Sweater, Black and Ecru, Size 3, Made in Japan, Vintage
- Dispatch
- Prepared and sent from Tokyo within 7–14 days, often sooner, or as arranged
- Arrival
- United States · usually 4–7 days after dispatch, insured and tracked Check the Shipping Flowchart here
- Import
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A guide for this piece: about $28, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
The final figure is set by US Customs and depends on where the piece was made and the kind of object it is. Many antiques over a century old carry no ordinary duty; most jewellery and leather goods add a single-digit rate.
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- Sizing
- Measured flat by hand, pit to pit and length, in centimetres · Find your size · Ask before you buy
- Character
- QuietResplendent Balanced 5.5 of 10 ·
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- Within one Tokyo business day · Ask the curator team
- Guarantee
- Authenticity guaranteed · How we grade
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.
Condition report
Good6.5 / 10
- Giftable
- Mint
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- Very Good
- Good
- Honest Wear
- As Found
The House Tiger in Wool
The tiger is Kenzo's oldest signature, and here it fills the whole knit. Made in Japan in pure wool, it has the weight of a proper vintage sweater. It is the Kenzo motif at its most graphic.
Best for: Kenzo collectors and vintage knitwear
Condition notes
Pilling and a few thinner areas in the knit; jacquard colour crisp.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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Kenzo's tiger at full scale: a vintage Kenzo Golf sweater in pure wool, knitted in Japan with a tiger's face filling the front in black, ecru and soft grey, and its stripes wrapping the back and sleeves.
The Piece
The jacquard draws the tiger with real graphic force, the eyes and muzzle set at the centre of the chest and the stripes sweeping out across the shoulders and sleeves. The KENZO name is knitted discreetly into the stripes on the front, and a black and ecru striped rib finishes the collar, cuffs and hem.
The tiger has been Kenzo's emblem since the house's earliest Paris years, and the Golf line carried it in knits like this one, made by a Japanese knitter and labelled in emerald and gold.
Details
- Label: Kenzo Golf
- Era: Vintage
- Colour: Black, ecru and grey
- Material: Wool 100%
- Made in: Japan
- Size: 3
- Length: 68 cm (26.8 in)
- Shoulder: 48 cm (18.9 in)
- Chest: 52 cm (20.5 in), measured flat
- Sleeve: 56 cm (22.0 in)
Measured by hand, laid flat; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Worn, with some pilling and a few thinner areas in the knit from age and wear.
- The jacquard colours remain crisp.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade C (visible wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Hand wash cold or dry clean, dry flat, and store folded.
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.
Every figure above is taken by hand with the garment laid flat, in centimetres. Lay a shirt or jacket you already love beside them and allow a centimetre or two of margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our size guide to tops and jackets turns pit-to-pit figures into US, UK, EU and Japanese sizes, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. More from the house waits in Kenzo and the wider Tops and Knitwear room.
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