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BLKBURN reconstructs authentic U.S. military surplus into contemporary one-of-one garments. Built from recovered field jackets, utility shirts, vintage workwear, and archival materials, each piece is individually reconstructed in Kingston, New York.

Custom dyeing, restoration, BLKBURN FIELD WAX, and hand-applied finishes preserve the character of the original while creating something entirely new. No two garments are ever alike.

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Calvary Man, Vietnam 1960/70’s. There’s something about old military clothing that feels incredibly personal. A faded name stitched above the chest. Sleeves worn soft from years of use. Young soldiers standing in the heat wearing unifo
Salvaged Carhartt. We’ve been collecting a lot of worn vintage Carhartt canvas pieces and salvaging as many sections as we can. The usable panels will be cleaned, repaired, reinforced, and worked back into the BLKBURN collection as contrasti
RECEPTION STATION — FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY, 1954. A military intake portrait showing Company B at Fort Dix during reception processing in August of 1954 — newly enlisted soldiers photographed before their assignment and deployment. This i
BLACKBURN started as just one of many names… Then these old military name tapes surfaced — stripped from someone’s personal uniform became the starting point for the line. Military clothing always feels more interesting once it&r
U.S. tank crew somewhere in Vietnam, 1960’s.
WAX FORMULA 0010 / 0023 Before waterproof sprays and synthetic coatings, soldiers, outdoorsmen, and laborers relied on waxes, oils, and heavy canvas to protect uniforms and gear from rain, mud, and field conditions. Testing early wax formulations o
Original Vietnam War snapshot, probably early 1970s. An American military vehicle parked alongside heavy equipment somewhere in Vietnam, with a soldier photographed mid-moment above the cab. What caught my attention was the hand-painted “MR.
Sun fading some old Vietnam-era M-65’s today. There’s something honest about the way these old military jackets age. Decades of storage, field wear, sun, rain, smoke — and somehow it’s all preserved in the fabric. A few hour

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