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Tailor Toyo

Tailor Toyo Vintage Sukajan, Black Skull & Red Cloud Dragon Tattoo-Art Embroidery, Yokosuka Souvenir Jacket

Name: Tailor Toyo Vintage Sukajan, Black Skull & Red Cloud Dragon Tattoo-Art Embroidery, Yokosuka Souvenir Jacket
Brand: Tailor Toyo
SKU: SK2461
Price: 422.73 USD
Availability: InStock

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A Tailor Toyo souvenir jacket that trades the customary tiger and eagle for tattoo-art vocabulary: a black skull paired with a red dragon among clouds. It belongs to the Yokosuka jumper tradition, in which postwar Japanese embroidery met American military dress.

The Piece

Offered here is a vintage Tailor Toyo (Toyo Enterprise) embroidered sukajan, also known as a Yokosuka jumper or tour jacket, worked in tattoo-art style with a black skull and a red dragon (ryū) among clouds.

The sukajan takes its name from Yokosuka, the naval port where embroidered souvenir jackets were made for American servicemen after the Second World War; Tailor Toyo is the label most closely associated with continuing that tradition.

Details

Maker: Tailor Toyo / Toyo Enterprise
Era: Vintage; undated
Motifs: Black skull; red cloud dragon; tattoo-art embroidery
Measurements: Height 58 cm · Width 50 cm · Arm length (top) 63.5 cm · Arm length (bottom) 51.5 cm
Fit Reference: Photographed on a model 5'2" tall

Condition

The photographs form the condition record for this jacket; no specific wear, repairs or defects are singled out.

Authenticity & Care

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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