This WW2 American Womens Class A WAC Officers Service Jacket in Olive Drab is a smart reproduction of the women’s service jacket worn by officers of the Women’s Army Corps during the Second World War. The cut follows the distinctive tailored female silhouette associated with the later WAC uniform, giving the jacket an elegant and period-correct appearance. It is well suited for reenactment, living history, mannequin display and collectors building a proper American women’s wartime impression.
The jacket is finished in Olive Drab and features a front button closure with gold-tone US emblem buttons, two breast pockets with flap and button closure, two hip pockets, epaulettes with button closure, pleated front detail and decorative cuff trim. Together these elements give the jacket the refined appearance for which WAC officer uniforms are well known. According to the supplier, this reproduction is made from 100% polyester.
Material: 100% polyester
Colour: Olive Drab
Style: tailored women’s officers service jacket
Details: 4 gold-tone US emblem front buttons, 2 breast pockets with flaps, 2 hip pockets, 2 epaulettes, pleated front, decorative cuff trim
Sizing note: do not order by usual dress size alone. Always compare your measurements in centimetres with the supplier’s size guide, which includes chest, waist, bottom width, back width, back length, shoulder width, sleeve length and sleeve opening.
Subtle advice block
This jacket pairs especially well with a WAC service skirt, an appropriate women’s shirt or blouse, a correct tie and preferably a matching garrison cap. It forms a strong basis for a smart stateside, staff or administrative WAC impression.
Historische Context
The Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps was established in May 1942. On 1 July 1943 it was converted into the Women’s Army Corps, giving women a more formal military status within the U.S. Army. During this transition, women’s uniforms were further refined with greater attention to cut, presentation and a distinctly female fit. As a result, the WAC uniform came to be regarded as one of the smartest women’s uniforms in Allied service during the war.
