VIET-NAM JACKET / SAIGON Knitwear Deerskin Label

Deerskin Label

with snap buttons allowing for easy fastening whilse wearing gloves and the recognizable western yoke reinforcing the shirt in the area subject to the most stress

This early style would differ in that it was constructed with knitted wool collars & cuffs

Recycled Non-Woven Interlining

which troops liked for preventing heavy luggage from slipping from the shoulder

VIET-NAM JACKET / SAIGON Knitwear Deerskin LabelThe Souvenir Jacket, or sukajan, was first embroidered by the Japanese for American soldiers during the occupation and was initially sold in street stalls before later appearing at Post Exchanges on military bases. The Yokosuka Navy Yard, from which the name sukajan is derived, was one of the main arsenals of the Imperial Japanese Navy leading up to the Second World War. After the war, the base was occupied by US forces, and the surrounding area