Tag: DPM

  • Nitraid M-65 Marijuana Field Jacket

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    This jacket is dope: *badum ching* I’ll be here all week.  The jacket is patterned after the original M-65 field jacket issued to United States Forces during the Vietnam War. You can pick it up for ¥48,000 ($612 USD) over at Nitraid.  If the pattern is the greatest thing you have ever seen, you’re in luck because they also have a…

  • Junya Watanabe Mixed Media Camouflage Jacket

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    An interesting offering out of Japan: For better or for worse there’s definitely a lot going on with this jacket.  You’ve got quilted camouflage wool, leather, corduroy, etc…  I am a advocate for mixing high quality materials, i’m just not so sure this didn’t go overboard with that concept. The camouflage appears to be a…

  • Maharishi Camouflage Pashmina

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    An interesting Japanese culture related disruptive pattern: My ignorance initially led me down the path of making fun of the word “Pashmina” when I started writing this post.  All these years I thought it was just a fancy name for a scarf.  I did some googling and according to the dictionary, pashmina is a fabric…

  • Encyclopedia Of Camouflage

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    A two volume book set exploring the vast world of camouflage: Also known as DPM (Disruptive Pattern Material).  These highly visual books chart the history of camouflage from its inspiration in nature, through its adoption by the military, to its current uses in design and popular culture. Reading the book description I learned a new word;…