Tailor Toyo Alaska Reversible Sukajan, Black Velveteen Polar Bear x Pink Quilted Husky, 49th State, Size S
Tailor Toyo Alaska Reversible Sukajan, Black Velveteen Polar Bear x Pink Quilted Husky, 49th State, Size S
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The other souvenir jacket
Alaska jackets swap the tiger for a polar bear and Fuji for the ice. The air base crest on the chest is a reminder of who first ordered them. The pink reverse is as gentle as the black side is stern.
Best for: Collectors of Alaska and military souvenir jackets
Condition notes
1 cm fray above right pocket, small moth nips to ribbing, some marks on the white of the quilted side. Zip works. Assessed from photographs and description.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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A reversible Alaska souvenir jacket by Tailor Toyo. One side is black velveteen with a polar bear under lightning and the words America's Last Frontier; the other is pink quilted satin with a husky and The 49th State.
The Piece
Souvenir jackets were made for servicemen in Alaska as well as Japan, and the Alaska designs form a chapter of their own. Tailor Toyo revives one here.
On the velveteen side a white bear stands on ice across the back beneath Alaska in red and orange lettering, with a smaller bear on one chest panel and, on the other, the shield of the 6981st security unit at Elmendorf Air Force Base. White eagles descend both sleeves. Reversed, the jacket is rose pink with silver white sleeves, quilted in diamonds, with a husky head on the back and totem figures on the chest. The ribbing is striped to suit each side.
Details
- Maker: Tailor Toyo, Toyo Enterprise
- Subject: Alaska: polar bear, husky and Elmendorf A.F.B. crest
- Style: Reversible souvenir jacket, quilted on one face
- Material: Velveteen face; quilted satin reverse
- Colour: Black; reverse pink with silver white sleeves
- Closure: Zip front, working smoothly
- Size: Marked S
- Sleeve: 50 cm (19.7 in)
- Chest width: 51 cm (20.1 in)
- Length: 60 cm (23.6 in)
Condition
- A fray of about 1 cm above the right pocket on the velveteen side.
- Small moth nips in places on the ribbing.
- Some marks to the white areas of the quilted side.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (visible wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as a genuine Tailor Toyo piece, with its labels shown in the photographs. Velveteen and quilted satin should be dry cleaned by a specialist; store away from moths.
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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