Fully Lined Field Jacket

At first glance this looked to me like the Outback Bush Jacket, but of course the chest pockets are not angled and the closure uses buttons. The catalogue copy confirms that some details were borrowed from the Italian Field Jacket that inspired the Bush Jacket.

This Fully Lined Field Jacket was only offered in Holiday 1986, and then completely redesigned in Holiday 1987.

From the Holiday 1986 catalogue: “Field jackets came in with khaki, to do much the same job: provide a lighter, less conspicuous, more functional alternative to impractical ceremonial uniforms for use in the theater of action. That sort of logic is dear to our hearts, so we examined various military models in developing our own field jacket. From the U.S. Army M-65 version we appropriated half-bellows breast pockets, a drawstring waist, a removable ripstop-nylon liner (for cold-weather wear), and a double front closing–zipper and snaps. Uncle Sam, alas, has lapsed into polyester, which we’ve replaced with 100% cotton twill. A rather more dashing Italian jacket inspired the adjustable cuffs, rakish fit, and combination snap-bellows and pouch pockets for hands and paraphernalia. A truly international field jacket, bred from the best of three formidable republics.”

Khaki 1986 Version from eBay October 2020

Olive Drab 1986 version from eBay October 2020

The 1987 version:

Photos courtesy Gary Pinkerton