Vintage Eddie Bauer Kara Koram Down Filled Expedition Suit. A truly exceptional example of a vintage, 1950’s Eddie Bauer, Kara Koram, Blizzard Proof, Ultra-Light, Down Filled Expedition Suit. Forest green colored parka and suspended pants with complimenting tan with dark brown, leather palmed mittens; tan with tan leather soled bootees(bootees/mittens from 1960’s). Small stain spots present, on both outer pockets, of parka(see pic #8). Worn by the men who. During the International Geophysical YearI. , braved the elements of the South Pole for what was supposed to be 6, but for many became 18 months; the average temperature being -70 F, extremes reaching -102 F. The parka and suspended pants, have inner and outer fabric of specially woven Egyptian twill; light weight, durable, windproof and water repellant; both cuffed with elastic knit, pure virgin, wool. With quilted diamond pattern stitching, the “bib suspender” pants have a double lined seat and two, flap-covered. Single button closure pockets, that provides. Access to undergarment pocket(s); sewn in, fully-adjustable, heavy-duty police marked suspenders help with the raised back, to keep vital areas from being exposed to the elements. Shifting 45 degrees, is the square quilted pattern of the parka; double protection from the insulated draft tube backed Talon zipper, covered by a button down flap. Adjustable face opening, via strap on back of hood, which can also be rolled down to form a wide collar, in addition to the down insulated inner collar, provides a weather seal around the neck. Alpaca lined handwarming pockets with single button, flap cover outer pockets. Drawstrings at just above waist and at bottom, allow for tight fit and additonal weather barrier. Having tan shells, the dark brown leather palmed mittens and the tan soled bootees are both down insulated; mittens having wool cuffs and spring clasp connector, bootees with draw-tight adjustors. Parka – Men’s extra-large; shoulder to shoulder-24″; chest-47″; bottom pit seam to end of cuff-24″; shoulder to hem-30.5″. Pants – Men’s extra-large; waist-42″; front hem to bottom cuff-48″; rear hem to bottom cuff-50. Bootees – Men’s medium; heel to toe-10.5. Mittens – Men’s medium. PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR OTHER PRODUCTS AVAILABLE. The item “Vintage Eddie Bauer Kara Koram Down Expedition Suit Parka+Pants+Mittens+Bootees” is in sale since Friday, February 3, 2017. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Vintage\Men’s Vintage Clothing\Outerwear Coats & Jackets”. The seller is “backmarker99″ and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam.
- Brand: Eddie Bauer Kara Koram
- Decade: 1950s
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Look: Polar Expedition
- Fur Type: None
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Occasion: Extreme outdoor
- Size (Men’s): XL
- Size Type: Regular
- Color: Forest green
- Material: Egyptian twill
- Chest Size: 47″
- Shoulder to Shoulder: 24″
- Sleeve Length: 24″(bottom pit seam to end of cuff)
- Shoulder to Hem: 30.5″