TYPE A-2 / JOLLY ROGER Whistles you had to keep pace

you had to keep pace

to create a water-soluble dye base called 蒅 (sukumo)

also known as the 'clincher

a construction style typical of sweatshirts from the 1940s

As motorcycle culture emerged and expanded

TYPE A-2 / JOLLY ROGER Whistles you had to keep paceThe A 2 is perhaps the most iconic of all Real McCoy products. Made by a small team nestled within our Kobe headquarters, the jackets are produced using specially selected horsehide leather to exacting standards. The introduction of the zipper marked a significant milestone in the evolution of flight jackets, with the first zipper equipped A 2 debuting in 1931. While production ceased in 1943 due to leather shortages driven by wartime mass production,