{"product_id":"1970s-ussr-student-workwear-jacket","title":"1970s USSR Student Workwear Jacket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA personal piece from the Soviet student movement of the late 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jacket traces back to a 1978-1979 \u003cstrong\u003estudent work brigade\u003c\/strong\u003e (ССО) \u003cstrong\u003efrom Kharkiv\u003c\/strong\u003e — a time when university students were sent across the country for seasonal labor. What began as standard-issue workwear slowly turned into something much more individual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLayer by layer, it was transformed by its owner: hand-painted markings, stitched patches, names, dates, fragments of memory. The outer surface carries bold, expressive lettering, while the inside reveals a quieter layer — worn inscriptions and faded notes, now mostly unreadable, like a private archive that time has partially erased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fabric shows a deep, natural fade, with areas polished by use and softened through years of wear. It holds the texture of lived experience — not decoration, but accumulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a uniform anymore.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a document.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is not a single button.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4917\" data-end=\"4971\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4917\" data-end=\"4925\"\u003eSIZE \u003c\/strong\u003e≈XS-S (or women's?)\u003cbr data-start=\"4925\" data-end=\"4928\"\u003eThe model is ≈178 cm tall and weighs ≈67 kg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4973\" data-end=\"5136\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4973\" data-end=\"4990\"\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• PIT TO PIT – 49 cm \/ 19.3 in\u003cbr data-start=\"5021\" data-end=\"5024\"\u003e• SHOULDERS – 38 cm \/ 15.0 in\u003cbr data-start=\"5053\" data-end=\"5056\"\u003e• SLEEVE LENGTH FROM SHOULDER – 55 cm \/ 21.7 in\u003cbr data-start=\"5103\" data-end=\"5106\"\u003e• LENGTH – 51.5 cm \/ 20.3 in\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thepuregarb","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":43928406425734,"sku":null,"price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/6604\/8646\/files\/6E45E92D-EEBD-4D17-B0B5-9B658E7150E9.jpg?v=1777137066","url":"https:\/\/thepuregarb.com\/products\/1970s-ussr-student-workwear-jacket","provider":"thepuregarb","version":"1.0","type":"link"}