Crafted under wartime constraints between 1942 and 1945, the Mobilization model recreates the rugged, simplified denim issued during America’s military production surge. The Mackinnon Special Edition honors a serviceman’s personal field modifications — restoring wartime-simplified elements such as waistband bucklebacks and pocket flaps for improved function. Made with the same coarse, slub-heavy denim used in the standard model, this version includes an uncoated iron buckle designed to rust naturally, a red triangle tab made from artificial silk prone to fraying, and added reinforcement details not found in the base wartime spec.
Crafted under wartime constraints between 1942 and 1945, the Mobilization model recreates the rugged, simplified denim issued during America’s military production surge. The Mackinnon Special Edition honors a serviceman’s personal field modifications — restoring wartime-simplified elements such as waistband bucklebacks and pocket flaps for improved function. Made with the same coarse, slub-heavy denim used in the standard model, this version includes an uncoated iron buckle designed to rust naturally, a red triangle tab made from artificial silk prone to fraying, and added reinforcement details not found in the base wartime spec.