{"product_id":"the-real-mccoy-s-u-s-navy-striped-dungaree-jumper","title":"U.S. NAVY STRIPED DUNGAREE JUMPER","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe U.S.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNAVY STRIPED DUNGAREE JUMPER follows the same pattern as the denim dungaree jumper adopted by the U.S.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNavy prior to and during the Second World War.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe label carries a contract number beginning with “NXs,” denoting procurement through the Navy Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and confirming official naval issue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAlthough surviving labelled examples are rare, several documented pieces are marked “NXSX 60826,” a contract understood to date to April 1944.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe denim dungaree jumper was introduced as a practical working alternative to the wool Dress Blue jumper that had become standard issue during the American Civil War.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIn 1901, denim dungarees were formally authorized for work duties, with regulations outlined in The Bluejacket’s Manual, first published in 1902 and issued to new Navy recruits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEarly examples were pull-over in design, but by 1918 an open-front configuration had come into use, a format better suited to wartime conditions and heavy shipboard labor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHickory stripe predates the war, with the fabric emerging in the late nineteenth century as a hard wearing textile used by railroad engineers, mechanics and industrial workers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe indigo and white striping helped conceal oil, coal dust and grease, while the tightly woven cotton construction offered durability comparable to standard denim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBy the interwar period, striped work fabrics had become firmly embedded in American labor clothing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhile plain indigo denim was the most common material for Navy dungaree uniforms in WWII, the use of hickory stripe reflects the close relationship between civilian industrial clothing and military utility garments of the era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMany vintage examples of this jacket bear a “P” marking indicating that may have been issued to U.S.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNavy personnel who had been court-martialed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe shawl collar on denim jumpers is believed to have been inspired by the flap collar of Sailor’s Dress Blues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThis design feature was an aesthetic consideration but also helped to protect sailors from cold breeze on deck.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOriginal specifications are thought to have called for plain white shell buttons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHowever, numerous surviving vintage examples have been refitted with anchor-marked change buttons, and this reproduction follows those period references in black oxide iron.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEyelets were placed at the hem to accommodate “Clothes Stops”, small lengths of white cotton cord with brass ends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Clothes Stops were the Navy’s version of clothespins and were issued to all new recruits as part of their standard gear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThey were used to tie freshly washed laundry to a clothesline or other convenient place to dry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe indigo yarn used in the hickory fabric is rope dyed, as with period denim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBecause the dye does not fully penetrate to the core of the yarn, the fabric will fade gradually through wear, exposing lighter tones beneath, developing a similar character to the most desirable vintage denim workwear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe U.S.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNAVY STRIPED DUNGAREE JUMPER features a comfortable shoulder, flared sleeve, and a short hemline, and two patch pockets 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