MILITARY CANVAS TRAINING SHOES Denim Jackets This elegant double-woven cotton-linen moleskin

This elegant double-woven cotton-linen moleskin fabric on this example was milled to THE REAL McCOY’S era-accurate specifications in Japan

Sewn-in Gusset Details

the shirt is finished with urea button fastenings

The challenges in creating a piece of this nature are such that the precise combination of conditions and expertise required to achieve it may never be replicated — making this genre-defining garment a singularly important entry into The Real McCoy’s archive

the fabric is produced using a modern printing process rather than traditional hand screening

MILITARY CANVAS TRAINING SHOES Denim Jackets This elegant double-woven cotton-linen moleskinThe MILITARY CANVAS TRAINING SHOES are a high top sneaker made from a cotton canvas with a vulcanized rubber sole. They take their reference from footwear issued to the United States Army during the 1940s. Though the surviving documentation from this period is limited, archive photography and vintage sources show us that multiple types of canvas training shoes were procured for use in domestic training camps across the United States during the Second