VIET-NAM JACKET / SAIGON Knitwear and a history shaped by

and a history shaped by shipyards and harbour traffic

The hooded sweatshirt was originally created in the 1930s by stitching hoods to existing sweatshirt designs

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

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

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

VIET-NAM JACKET / SAIGON Knitwear and a history shaped byThe 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