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James Foley and I have many shared passions that we’ve discussed over the years and these conversations have resulted in our latest product offering, The Nam Skies Tee.
Based on the original 1965 United Airlines marketing slogan, “Fly the Friendly Skies”, enterprising tee shirt printers lampooned the advertising campaign to suit the Vietnam War generation and turned the copyrighting onto its head with an
ironic twist on the original. An image of a fully armed and loaded McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom fighter aircraft replaced the commuter Boeing 737 and the slogan became “Fly the Friendly Skies of Vietnam”.
Originals are very hard to come by so with the assistance of UK based graphic Artist, Adrian McKay, James and I engaged him to research what original images we could find. What Adrian came up with is a testimony to the man’s talent. The best in military style graphics, Adrian has put together a killer interpretation of the real war time shirt, that’s printed on American 100% cotton blanks in California in an original colour way, white on navy, with the large graphic encompassing the back of the tee and a smaller version gracing the left chest.
Excellent reproduction of classic shirt! Contacted Papa Nui to conform shirt size, Papa advised XL = 46. I'm a size XL (46-48) in USGI uniforms, so I ordered XL. Perfect fit; not loose and baggy, not hipster tight. Perfect fit. Shirt came from overseas within a week with tracking all the way. Thanks also for the free Papa ZAP and Col. Kurtz freebies!!! Order with confidence, Papa is a class act (^-^)b
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Michael S.
Libbo Attire
This shirt is quality made and I've received numerous questions about where I got it. Keep doing what you're doing!
Great Michael, glad to hear, direct that traffic to the webstore so i can keep making more.
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Andrew L.
Lawrence
This is the start of our relationship, it will the be the first of I hope many Papa Nui products. I’m the son of a leatherneck Vietnam vet. Proud to wear this shirt!
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Jean-Louis G.
Nice repro of a rare Tee
The cotton is very similar to the one our t-shirts used to be when we were kids. Good job John 👌🏻👌🏻
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Blake B.
Impressive
Everyone at the airport loved it
B-52 T-shirt
Jean-pierre
Watch cap
Nice watch cap. Thanks John.
PAPA NUI
Hanno K.c.R.&.B.
Lakebed lightning
The best cap for the right stuff, now in the right place - the county of origin of rocket-powered flight - Germany ! 😁 Love it
X-1 Crew Cap.
Daniel
From the Atoll to Me – An Unforgettable Journey
Meeting the Papa Nui cap changed my life once and for all — nothing will ever be the same again. Papa is truly unique in his philosophy, in the quality of what he creates, and in the heart he puts into every piece.
Many thanks,
Daniel
Atoll Flyers Jacket.
Chris L.
The Real Deal.
What can be said that hasn't been said already. Papa airdropped this beaut and managed to get my mits on it before the CO noticed. The Shinki horsehide ain't a joke neither. You could go for a bimble through the jungle, get caught in a downpour, and this thing would probably come out looking better than you. It's stiff mind, took a bit of hard yakka to break it in, but now it fits like it was made for my scone. It's a civvy bit of kit, make no mistake. The Sergeant Major gets a bit cross-eyed when he sees it, thinks it's not uniform. But listen, when you're stuck in a foxhole and the rain's bucketing down, this leather lid is a bloody sight better than a piece of wet wool.
It's a fair dinkum bonzer bit of gear. If you can get one, get one. Just keep it out of sight of the brass.
Great jumper - comfortable and looks good. Wore this jumper to the local market today and got various compliments - as well as being asked where could they buy one - told them to look for Papa Nui on line!
