Louis Vuitton Tiger Appliqué Leather Flight Jacket, “LV MADE” Back Graphic, Khaki-Brown, Italy, Size 46

Louis Vuitton takes the commanding silhouette of aviation outerwear and turns it into a stage for animal iconography and house wit. Mirrored tiger heads mark the chest, and across the back a flattened tiger skin carries the words “LV MADE”, so the brand becomes part of the animal itself.

The Piece

Made in Italy, the jacket is cut as a short flight-style blouson with a ribbed hem, zip front, flap pockets and a broad dark collar. It borrows that familiar skeleton without reproducing military seriousness: this is not a flight jacket in the historical sense but a fashion-house reinterpretation of a flight jacket’s authority, neither military issue nor heritage reproduction.

The tiger is the whole argument. On the front, the paired heads create immediate symmetry and establish the jacket’s identity before the wearer turns. On the back the motif becomes far more assertive: no longer an emblem but a full, flattened body stretched hide-like across the panel, with “LV MADE” set into its center. The device invokes trophy-skin language without literal skin, and it folds the logo into the motif so that branding takes narrative form rather than sitting as a printed mark.

The muted khaki-brown, olive-leaning leather is essential to the balance. A brighter or blacker hide would have made the jacket louder and flatter; this military-adjacent tone gives the graphics something to push against and keeps the piece grounded, holding command, humor, luxury polish and graphic eccentricity in tension. The broad dark collar adds weight at the neckline and stabilizes the bold graphics: the tiger gives the jacket energy, the collar gives it authority.

Composition is carefully controlled. The front graphics stay compact and mirrored, the pockets remain legible, the back becomes the main event, and the body still reads as a jacket rather than a billboard. The shell is mostly cow leather with a share of sheep leather, finished smooth and even in the manner of luxury-house outerwear rather than heritage rawness, built to hold its shape and frame the appliqué rather than compete with it. The jacket’s strength lies in the complete object: silhouette, finish, graphic integration, wearability and instant recognition.

Details

• Maker: Louis Vuitton
• Reference: Internal code RM221M I40 HML03E
• Era: Modern production
• Origin: Made in Italy
• Material: Outer cow leather 90%, sheep leather 10%; lining cupro 73%, cotton 27%
• Color: Khaki-brown / olive-brown
• Size: 46
• Measurements: Chest 55 cm · Sleeve (yukitake) 93 cm · Length 65 cm
• Construction: Short blouson body; broad shearling-style dark collar; ribbed hem; zip front; flap pockets
• Graphics: Front: mirrored tiger-head chest appliqués. Back: full-body tiger-skin motif with “LV MADE” text

Condition

Japonista grade A · Excellent, with minimal signs of handling.

• Rank A: the surface presents cleanly with no major visible damage, a well-preserved example with its graphics intact.
• Leather reads even and well kept; the body line remains strong, with no collapse in the pocket or hem structure.
• Tiger appliqués crisp and well bonded; the back panel remains clean.
• Ribbed hem still supports the blouson profile and closes correctly at the base.

Authenticity & Care

Clear Louis Vuitton interior branding panel, Made in Italy tag and confirmed size 46, with internal code RM221M I40 HML03E. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.

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. Returns follow our published policy.

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