{"product_id":"reversible-padded-sukajan-womens-pilots-killem-all-tiger-black-burgundy-free","title":"Reversible Padded Sukajan, Kill'em All Women Pilots Back and Tiger on Waves, Black and Burgundy, Free Size","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA reversible padded souvenir jacket, described as from around the 1980s, closing on an RRR zip: black rayon with a wartime women pilots theme and a Kill'em All back on one face, burgundy with beige sleeves and a tiger on breaking waves on the other. Free size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe black face tells a story. Across the back, Kill'em All in cream script arcs over a winged, goggled gremlin figure in red, blue and yellow, beside lettering for the women auxiliary pilots of the Second World War, Air Craft Destroyed, and a row of small embroidered flag tallies. The front carries an embroidered American flag, the letters W.A.S.P. and a round squadron patch on the upper sleeve, with olive rib at the collar, cuffs and hem, in the manner of a flight jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe burgundy face is the classic souvenir jacket. A golden tiger crouches on a crest of blue and white waves with green bamboo beneath the word Japan, two smaller tigers face each other on the chest, and embroidery runs down the beige raglan sleeves. Burgundy rib closes this side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is padded throughout for warmth, and no maker's label is present; the RRR mark on the zip is the only signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unbranded; RRR zip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reversible padded souvenir jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShell:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rayon (per description); padded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmbroidery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kill'em All gremlin and flag tally; American flag and W.A.S.P. front; tiger on waves; paired chest tigers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black with olive rib; burgundy with beige sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free, fits a modern L to XL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChest width:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58 cm (22.8 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62 cm (24.4 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSleeve:\u003c\/strong\u003e 61 cm (24.0 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYuki (centre back to cuff):\u003c\/strong\u003e 92 cm (36.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Around the 1980s (per description)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisible wear: fading and light marks to the black face, especially at the sleeves and cuffs, with softened rib, shown in close-up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe embroidery on both backs presents well; every photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eC (fair, visible wear)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChecked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Dry clean only, by a cleaner experienced with rayon and padded garments; store on a broad hanger away from direct light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked 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 \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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