MIHARA YASUHIRO J16BL171 Cotton Flight Jacket, Faded Khaki with Skull and Dice Embroidery, Size 46
MIHARA YASUHIRO J16BL171 Cotton Flight Jacket, Faded Khaki with Skull and Dice Embroidery, Size 46
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Condition report
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- As Found
Luck, Stitched on the Sleeve
Mihara takes the military flight jacket and lets it gamble: dice at the chest, a skull wearing card suits on the arm, and a cotton shell washed until it looks sun-bleached. It is a uniform rewritten as a souvenir of a long night.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese designer military jackets and embroidered outerwear
Condition notes
Light marks from use. Fading and frayed hem rib are designed finishes. Embroidery, zips and lining intact in the photographs.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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An oversized cotton flight jacket from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference J16BL171: khaki cotton faded at the shoulders, embroidered dice at the chest and a skull and crossbones on the sleeve. Tagged 46.
The Piece
The sleeve leads. On the upper left arm, a skull is worked in cream chain stitch over crossed bones, its eyes and nose set with playing card suits in red and white. Two embroidered dice tumble across the right chest. The cotton has been washed and faded so the shoulders and seams glow paler than the body.
The cut is wide and short, with dropped shoulders and a deep rib hem left frayed. A point collar sits over a full zip with a large ring pull. Pockets follow military practice: a zipped chest pocket, two slanted hand pockets, a zipped utility pocket on the left forearm and a pen pocket on the right sleeve. Epaulettes and buttoned cuff tabs finish it.
Inside, a dark cotton lining carries the Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO label at the neck.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Reference: J16BL171 (per label)
- Style: Oversized flight jacket, full zip, frayed rib hem
- Shell: 100% cotton; rib 100% wool
- Lining: 100% cotton
- Embroidery: Skull and crossbones with card suits; two dice
- Colour: Khaki with faded finish
- Size: 46 (per label)
- Shoulder: 68 cm (26.8 in), dropped
- Chest width: 76 cm (29.9 in)
- Length: 80 cm (31.5 in)
- Sleeve: 59 cm (23.2 in); centre back to cuff 98 cm (38.6 in)
- Made in: Japan
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Light marks from use, noted at inspection.
- The fading and the frayed hem rib are part of the design.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (very good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the maker label and care label appear in the photographs. Gentle hand wash cold or professional clean; dry flat away from direct sun.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand 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; 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.
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