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Papa Nui Cap Co.
Australian one-man headwear label reinterpreting WWII Pacific military caps through surf culture, produced in Japan by John Lofgren & Co.
QueenslandOrigin
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Papa Nui Cap Co.
One collector's militaria archive, reinterpreted
Founder John Tesoriero draws on four decades in heritage clothing and his own WWII and Korean War archive, reworking Pacific military caps rather than reproducing them.
Made in Japan by Lofgren
Production runs through John Lofgren & Co. in Japan, using military-spec cloth including herringbone twill, frogskin camo and melton wool.
Surf culture bends the uniform
Utility forms are filtered through South Pacific surf culture and GI field modifications, and the line extends to shirts, trunks, bags and patches.
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Brand facts
Papa Nui Cap Co. is a Queensland, Australia headwear label founded by designer and vintage collector John Tesoriero, who draws on four decades in the heritage clothing trade and a personal militaria archive. The one-man operation reinterprets WWII and Korean War Pacific military caps rather than copying them, filtering utility forms through South Pacific surf culture and GI field modifications. Caps are made in Japan by John Lofgren & Co. using military-spec fabrics such as herringbone twill, frogskin camo and melton wool, alongside shirts, trunks, bags and patches.
- Founded
- 2014
- Origin
- Queensland, Australia
- Price
- $$
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage
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