Thursday, May 3, 2012

Papa's PX sale, The Last Blast!

 So folks here we have the final last blast sale. This is the moment you realise there are other priorities to focus on. For the Papa there's major work to be done on the Cherokee plus registration, a pending nuptial and Chief Urulu's dowry and let's not forget the Papa's secret projects. So much to be done, so little money.
And we begin, email me rocket_ace47@hotmail.com and ask any questions or if you wish to take advantage of any of these great items. First in best dressed. Shipping is always a bitch and so I'll try to keep that at a bare minimum but remember that's out of my hands. 
Item 1. Vintage Mexican leather tooled brief case with silver conchos. A real beauty and a Papa favourite, excellent condition, could do with a condition maybe, press studs a little stiff but what a killer item.
Price $50. SOLD to the illustrious and talented Mr. FCC my man on the Continent.


 Item 2. Vintage sweat medium size, great scoopy neck, looks great with white tee and jeans, beaten and weathered with the best print I've seen in a long while. You know how much these sell for in Japan?, well lets say they have them in a glass cabinet in all the stores in Shibuya.This one is all about looking lived in!
Price $100
SOLD


 Item 3. 80's USN deck jacket UDT-20, A custom print and a beach favourite of the Papa, fleece lining is great for early morning patrols on the sand. Size Medium 38-40.
Price $60 SOLD to a brother.

 Item 4. Magnificent vintage Lee Union-alls, the au rigueur of the Salt flats. Add a pith helmet and you have the ultimate in true Hot rod style, think SCTA! Sized to fit a medium from my height 5'6" with turn ups or 5'11" perfect. Condition is perhaps deadstock but they have been washed and cleaned because of original fold marks, almost perfect.
Price $75


 Item 5. Oh man I've had this baby so long, purchased in Long Beach 21 years ago, what an amazing jacket! I absolutely love G-1's but have never had much luck finding a smaller one in the condition I want and with the orange/brown collar. Possibly an earlier Brill Bros but definitely a Size 42". Elastic is battered but very livable and jacket has the best patina ever, photos tell all.
Price $225



 Item 6. Ah the Real McCoy! On pay day once a month I'd finish work and hump from Ebisu Garden Place up Komazawa dori to Daikanyama and down to the McCoys store for my monthly spend up, those where the days! this is the last of my Chambray work shirts. This is their Steelers shirt in a size 16-16.5, its a beautiful chambray with lots of grain and character and beautiful detailing. Has a couple of spots but big deal this is where it all began, the 8 hour union.
Price $100. SOLD



 Item 7. Better than CHAMBRAY? This is the wool version of the Steelers shirt. A limited edition made in super low numbers and sold through the original hole in the wall McCoys ( the Rough Riders )store down the back side street that runs parallel to the local Eki. This was in the pre-catalog days, pre-volume1 and back when the collection was printed on a color A3 sheet and then folded over. Unbelievable shirt and worn lightly one winter when I lived further south. Immaculate but with a little flaw in the bottom front fabric as seen in photo.
Price $180 SOLD




 Item 8. The piece de resistance! the Real McCoys Michigan Ave jacket. heavy melton type wool with leather detailing in the true 30's workers style. Half belted and pleated to perfection this jacket is the best ever and in immaculate condition. Cotton unbrushed flannel lining. Size 40.
Price $450 SOLD to the illustrious and talented Mr. FCC my man on the Continent.



I really hope some of my friends out there buy and enjoy this stuff as it represents a very special time for me when there wasn't too many people switched on to what was happening up in Japan,( my first visit was Tokyo and Osaka in 1982) I was just fortunate enough to be there at the start of so many of the brands that now represent the pinnacle of the art, so you are not just buying a replica shirt but a part of contemporary style history. For me it has been a wonderful journey and I wish that you all enjoy these pieces as much as I have.
Always the PAPA.

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