William Gibson Type B-9 Black

The black "Type B-9" from Buzz Rickson's X William Gibson collection is based on the winter model introduced between 1943 and 1944. Its predecessor, the sheepskin B-7, was replaced by the B-9 during World War II as the number of soldiers increased and mouton became increasingly difficult to obtain.

The idea for an all-black collection was inspired by Buzz Rickson's fictional black MA-1 jacket, which the science fiction author designed for his protagonist in his book "Pattern Recognition". Buzz Rickson's brought the never-before-seen jacket to life and thus laid the foundation for the unique militaria collaboration "Type Black".

• Lot No. BR15539 / WILLIAM GIBSON COLLECTION Type BLACK B-9 / 01 BLACK
• Made in Japan
• 100% cotton
• Quilted lining: 100% Cupro
• Knitted cuffs: 100% wool
• Filling: 90% down, 10% feathers
• Fur collar: sheepskin
• Leather: Horse leather
• Color: Black
• Talon zipper
• urea buttons
• hood with drawstring
• 2 breast pockets
• 2 front pockets
• G Size reference: Size 42 at 185cm / 85kg