TAILOR TOYO
The souvenir jacket, or Sukajan, began shortly after WWII when American soldiers stationed in Japan embroidered oriental motifs (such as eagles, tigers, and dragons), their unit, and base names onto their jackets as mementos. These jackets were commercialized as souvenirs and sold at various PX (Post Exchange, the term for stores within military bases). At the time, 'Port Merchant,' the predecessor of TAILOR TOYO (Toyo Enterprises), was the main supplier of these jackets to U.S. military bases, dominating up to 95 percent of the market share in the 1950s.
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TT15491-165 / TAILOR TOYO Early 1950s - Mid 1950s Style Acetate Souvenir Jacket “BLACK TIGER” × “GOLD DRAGON”
Regular price $406.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
TT15491-128 / TAILOR TOYO Early 1950s Style Acetate Souvenir Jacket “DRAGON HEAD” × “ROARING TIGER”
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TT15491-125 / TAILOR TOYO Early 1950s Style Acetate Souvenir Jacket “WHITE DRAGON” × “LANDSCAPE”
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TT15491-119 / TAILOR TOYO Mid 1950s Style Acetate Souvenir Jacket “WHITE EAGLE” × “GOLD DRAGON”
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TT15393-119 / TAILOR TOYO Early 1950s Style Acetate Souvenir Jacket “EAGLE” × “DRAGON” (AGING MODEL)
Regular price $492.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
TT15397 / TAILOR TOYO Late 1960s Style Reversible Vietnam Jacket “PARACHUTE” × “LANDSCAPE”
Regular price $295.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
TT15416-145 / TAILOR TOYO Late 1940s Style Acetate Souvenir Jacket “KOSHO & CO.” Special Edition “DRAGON & JAPAN MAP” × “ROARING TIGER”
Regular price $544.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
TT15391-125 / TAILOR TOYO Early 1950s Style Acetate Quilted Souvenir Jacket “DUELLING DRAGONS” × “WHITE TIGER”
Regular price $426.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
TT15391-119 / TAILOR TOYO Early 1950s Style Acetate Quilted Souvenir Jacket “BLACK EAGLE” × “LANDSCAPE”
Regular price $426.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
TT15394 / TAILOR TOYO Late 1960s Style Cotton Vietnam Jacket “VIETNAM MAP”
Regular price $269.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
TT15390-219 / TAILOR TOYO Early 1950s Style Acetate Souvenir Jacket “WHITE DRAGON” × “LANDSCAPE”
Regular price $380.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
TT15390-190 / TAILOR TOYO Early 1950s Style Acetate Souvenir Jacket “EAGLE” × “JAPAN MAP”
Regular price $380.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
TT15289-119 / TAILOR TOYO Early 1950s - Mid 1950s Style Acetate Souvenir Jacket “KOSHO & CO.” Special Edition “SPIDER” × “ROARING TIGER (HAND PRINT)”
Regular price $537.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out -
TT15275 / TAILOR TOYO MID 1960S Style Cotton Vietnam Jacket "Vietnam Map"
Regular price $256.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
TT15178-145 TAILOR TOYO Late 1960s Style Cotton Vietnam Jacket “Vietnam Map” Green
Regular price $236.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
TT15230-128 / TAILOR TOYO Kosho & Co. Mid 1940S Style Wool Gabardine × ACETATE SOUOLDINE × ACETATE SOUOLDINE JACKET SPECIAL EDITION “YOKOSUKA DRAGON” × “JAPAN MAP”
Regular price $603.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / perSold out