ike Jacket, Military field jacket of olive drab wool
- Title
- ike Jacket Military field jacket of olive drab wool
- LC Subject
- menswear
- Donor
- May, Janet
- Designer
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
- Description
- "ike" Jacket; Military field jacket of olive drab wool; notched collar; large patch pockets with dipped lapels at bust; shoulder tabs; wide, long sleeves; concealed button closure at front; banded at hem with tab closure; hits below waist; lined in olive cotton with two inner slit pockets.
- Motif
- "Ike"
- Work Type
- jackets (garments)
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1940/1949
- Identifier
- 1980.015.010
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Wool Cotton
- Technique
- Safari-style pockets Concealed button closure Wide sleeves Boxy fit
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the Army during WWII. He actually designed this jacket himself as he found the former jackets to be too restrictive for combat. The jacket is roomy with wider sleeves so it can be worn over other garments. The favored jacket became standard issue for U.S. troops in November 1944, and came to be known as the "Ike" jacket.
