{"product_id":"buco-striped-wool-knit-scarf_-red-black","title":"BUCO STRIPED WOOL KNIT SCARF","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThe BUCO STRIPED WOOL KNIT SCARF \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eis based\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e on the knitting pattern of military scarves worn by soldiers in WW2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, this\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e style of scarf \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003esometimes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e called the ‘muffler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ewas almost entirely knitted by civilians and family members to give comfort and warmth to soldiers during their service. The Red Cross issued booklets showing how to knit the scarves \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e then \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ethey were sent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e to the soldiers overseas. The style of scarf then became popular with veterans after the Second World War when they returned home and picked up motorcycling as their hobby. A lot of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eutilitarian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e gear \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ethat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ewas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e offered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e from their time in service was reused by bikers and worn during riding as it was versatile and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003euseful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e while on their bikes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThe thick two-tone stripe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eis synonymous with the outlaw Biker scene of the 1950s. Aesthetically inferring prison stripes, club members adopted thick two-tone stripe jerseys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e and other garments as a counter-culture rejection to the dapper style of pre-war motorcycle meet-ups. Motorcycling emerged as a substitute for wartime experiences for many veterans \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ebut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e the act of men socialising post-war was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ein itself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e an anti-establishment concept. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e combined with the more casual, rugged aesthetic of men returning from War in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eEurope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e redefined the prevailing style of American Motorcycle Club members, but more noticeably in the ‘Outlaw’ clubs on the fringes of biker culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eMedia sensationalising of the 1947 Hollister Riot catalysed an association of post-war American Motorcycle Clubs as being occupied by misfits and rebels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e this affiliation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ewas further cemented\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e by depictions in classic American cinema throughout the 50s and 60s where the thick stripe pattern was used as a shorthand to depict a characters anti establishmentarianism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThe BUCO STRIPED WOOL KNIT SCARF uses the same knitting method as vintage scarves and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eis made\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e of a 7-gauge wool knit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Buco","offers":[{"title":"RED\/BLACK \/ F","offer_id":68026634993956,"sku":"RM-43862078030082","price":41.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/8471\/9396\/files\/BA23107_RED_web_04051503.jpg?v=1793783124","url":"https:\/\/therealmcsoys.com\/products\/buco-striped-wool-knit-scarf_-red-black","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}