Looking for a Gap military style jacket, circa 2009

August 26, 2013 3:16 PM

Around 2009 / 2010 I bought a military surplus style jacket on sale from the Gap. It was green, made of a canvas type material, had elasticy cuffs, a French collar, zipped up the front, and had a secondary pocket on the breast which zipped vertically. It ended up getting paint on it, and I had to throw it out, but this was a great jacket, and I'd really like to have another one. The only problem is that I'm having trouble tracking it down.

Current searches have lead to similar jackets which either don't have the French collar, don't have the right cuffs, and most commonly buttons up the front instead of zips. Is there a good resource for finding older (but not vintage) styles from major brands like the Gap? Alternatively if someone could find a link to buy this somewhere, I'd be extremely grateful.

posted by codacorolla to Shopping (5 answers total)

Response by poster: Clarification: it seems I was wrong to call it a French collar, it's more of a standing collar (apparently), and had a two button clasp from one side of the collar to the other.
posted by codacorolla at 3:18 PM on August 26, 2013

I've had luck looking on ebay for former favorites that I either lost or destroyed or don't fit anymore. I'm assuming you're a guy...do any of these look like they might be your jacket? If it was a woman's jacket, there's these to look through.
posted by stellaluna at 4:30 PM on August 26, 2013

Response by poster: Yes, I am a guy, and I'd tried a previous search on eBay without much luck. Nothing matches form that particular link, nor for "gap military jacket" or "gap surplus jacket".
posted by codacorolla at 4:38 PM on August 26, 2013

Try searching for safari jackets.
posted by oceanjesse at 8:06 PM on August 26, 2013

Response by poster: Looks like it's a "bomber jacket", and while I couldn't find the exact jacket, I was able to find a pretty decent Chinese knock-off on Amazon. Here's hoping I can guess the right size conversion...
posted by codacorolla at 8:12 AM on August 27, 2013