Modified WW2 US Army Mountaineering Anorak Parka w/ Blanket Lining.
Modified WW2 US Army Mountaineering Anorak Parka w/ Blanket Lining.
This is exactly the sort of thing that keeps us so obsessed with vintage menswear. This is a special, one of a kind piece. Rare (especially in this condition) but unbelievably rare with these original WW2/ 1940’s era modifications. This pullover windproof smock design, originally intended for US Army mountaineers/ soldiers based in extreme cold weather environments, has been custom modified into an absolute celebration of military menswear design.
It has been beautifully tailored to feature a charcoal gray/ striped blanket lining, and features an awesome 1940’s zipper that zips from the bottom up, to allow for both ease of taking off/ putting on the anorak, as well as a means to cool off by partially unzipping the front whilst wearing it. These parkas were sometimes modified/ customized in this manner post-WW2 for Mountaineering/ Antarctic expeditions and can be seen being used during the very earliest US Military forays down South including during Operation High Jump.
This 1940's US Army Mountaineering Pullover Anorak has a ton of great details including buttons, wooden toggles and adjustable strings and huge kangaroo handwarming pockets on the front.
Approx size Medium to Large
Pit to pit 23.5"
shoulder to shoulder 21"
shoulder to cuff 24.5"
shoulder to bottom 33"