Troop entertainers and nurses who encountered many soldiers in their lines of work often collected patches for their capes or jackets, as souvenirs. This multi-patch panelwork poncho has been constructed from organic cotton sateen and poplin, reproductions of 1960s U.S. Navy and Army cloths.

Francis Ford Coppola’s classic 1979 film Apocalypse Now was based on Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad’s 1899 book, about a voyage up the Congo River in the centre of Africa. Coppola switched the location to the Mekong River of Vietnam. The novel, Heart of Darkness, and the tailor shop’s expansion to Tibet, inspired the heart of darkness twist on Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech:

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”. – Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love

• Cotton Sateen/Poplin
  
• World Tour Embroidery
  
• Hand-machined Japanese and Vietnamese 1960s style embroidered patches
• Includes Tibetan cloud patch by @tashimannox and @xlrecordings
• Two chest pockets with press snap closure
• Panel-worked construction
• Press snap side opening and half placket
• Adjustable drawstring hood with rear cinch
  

1960s-era U.S. Army cotton poplin, reproduced exclusively for Maharishi. This lightweight cloth was introduced when the U.S. were invited to advise in Vietnam, and required a lighter cloth suitable for tropical conditions.