Y-3 x JFA Souvenir Jacket IW4988, Embroidered Bird of Prey and Japan Script, Royal Blue and Ivory Satin, Size XS
Y-3 x JFA Souvenir Jacket IW4988, Embroidered Bird of Prey and Japan Script, Royal Blue and Ivory Satin, Size XS
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A guide for this piece: about $62, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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Every piece is measured by hand, in centimetres as Japan measures. Please allow 1–2 cm (about ½ inch) for the give of the material and the hand that held the tape.
Condition report
Very Good8.0 / 10
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- As Found
The National Side in Satin
Here the souvenir jacket, born in Yokosuka, returns home in national colours. Royal blue and ivory, a bird in flight and the single word Japan make it equally at home in a sukajan collection and among football memorabilia. The XS cut suits a slim frame or a close, cropped fit.
Best for: Y-3 collectors and Japan national team supporters
Condition notes
Light signs of use with some small marks. Some fraying noted. Light marks on the ivory sleeves.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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The Y-3 souvenir jacket made under agreement with the Japan Football Association, reference IW4988: royal blue satin with ivory raglan sleeves, a white bird of prey in flight across the back beneath the script word Japan, and a pair of red embroidered motifs on the chest. Tagged XS.
The Piece
The back is composed like a classic sukajan panel. A white bird of prey spreads its wings over a ground of red cloud scrolls, the word Japan is written above in white script, and the Y-3 mark sits beneath. On the front, two red motifs face one another across the zip, each worked densely in red thread so they read almost as relief.
The construction joins the souvenir jacket to football kit: a royal blue body, ivory satin sleeves with a royal blue stripe running down to the cuff, black rib at the collar, cuffs and hem, a two-way zip and slanted welt pockets trimmed in ivory. The interior carries the national team label: Approved by the brand with the three stripes, beside the JFA crest.
Y-3 is the long partnership between Yohji Yamamoto and adidas; this jacket brings the Yokosuka souvenir jacket, Japan's own contribution to the bomber form, into the wardrobe of the national side.
Details
- Maker: Y-3 (Yohji Yamamoto and adidas), under agreement with the Japan Football Association
- Reference: IW4988
- Style: Souvenir jacket, two-way zip
- Shell: 100% recycled polyester; sleeves 100% recycled polyester
- Lining: 100% recycled polyester; pockets 100% cotton; rib 98% polyester, 2% elastane
- Embroidery: Bird of prey, cloud scrolls, Japan script and Y-3 mark on the back; paired red motifs on the chest
- Colour: Royal blue and ivory, black rib
- Size: XS, 175/88A (per label)
- Shoulder: Raglan sleeve; being confirmed against our archive records, please write to the Desk
- Chest width: 53 cm (20.9 in)
- Length: 63 cm (24.8 in)
- Sleeve: Centre back neck to cuff 92 cm (36.2 in)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Light signs of use, with some small marks.
- Some fraying is noted; please consider it alongside the photographs.
- Light marks on the ivory sleeves, as photographed.
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. Follow the care label; wash gently inside out or entrust to a cleaner, and store on a broad hanger away from direct light.
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.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. More from the label in Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto and the wider sukajan collection.
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