We are taking Pre-orders for @papanuisays latest A-26 Olive Drab Edition. Retail will be $350 Aus Its available in either M or L size. Approximate delivery will be late Sept/ Oct. DM us or email [email protected] for details. You have until this Sunday to get your orders in. Read about the inspiration for the cap below. ‘In Korea, the Air Force used to take the F-86 jocks out onto the field before dawn, in the dark, in buses, and pilots who had not been shot at by a MIG in air-to-air combat had to stand up. At first Gus couldn’t believe it and then he couldn’t bear it - those bastards sitting down with their custom A-26 Papa Nui leather caps were the only ones with the right stuff! The next morning when they tumbled out there in the dark, he was sitting down. He had gone up north toward the Yalu on the first day and had it out with some howling supersonic Chinese just so he could have a seat on the bus and wear an A-26 Papa cap.’ The A-26 is a beautiful limited edition mechanics style cap that is realised in front quarter veg tanned Shinki Hikaku Horse hide. Shinki has a naturally rustic and antiqued grain and is a textured luxury hide that darkens and smooths with time and wear. This cap is the perfect pairing with any aviators jacket and this seasons Olive colour is a wonderful update with its rich and deep drab tone with matching herringbone twill sweat band that keeps the cap comfortable to wear. The pliable visor allows a nonchalant flip up implying a devil may care attitude. The A-26 comes in it’s own Herringbone carry tote. This winters version recreates a Japanese soldiers ‘Bukuro’ bag adding value to perhaps the best piece of kit to ever come out of the Papa Nui stables. #a26 #papanuisays #a3cap #madeinjapan #shinki #shinkileather #militarystyle #vintagestyle #bigtroublestore #sydney #surryhills (at Big Trouble Store) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQu19o_LX7u/?utm_medium=tumblr
