Item 2016.230 - Bernhard Willhelm Brick Print Flak Jacket

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2016.230

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Bernhard Willhelm Brick Print Flak Jacket

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  • Autumn Winter 2004 (Creation)

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Bernhard, Willhelm

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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The jacket fastens with two large square Velcro patches located on the lower sides and left shoulder. It features a bellows pocket on the lower front. The sleeves are attached with poppers, and each sleeve head includes an internal pocket. The cuffs are adjustable with Velcro tabs. Additionally, there are two large zipped openings along the inside lower edge of the garment and two zipped openings around the neck. A small internal label reads WiJ ZiJN GEK, which translates from Dutch as "We are crazy."
Country of Design: France
Country of Manufacture: Italy

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      Cotton

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      Invisible Men exhibition label:

      BODY ARMOUR VEST
      Bernhard Willhelm
      2004

      Known for his eclectic mix of inspirations, Wilhelm’s Autumn Winter 2004 collection featured references to American football players, riots and urban camouflage. This vest is a replica of a military armoured garment which has been printed with a subdued external brick pattern and a more vibrant and garish brick design inside.

      Cotton
      Archive no. 2016.230

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      From Inside the Westminster Menswear Archive:

      BRICK PRINT FLAK JACKET
      Bernhard Willhelm
      Autumn Winter 2004
      This vest is a replica of a military flak jacket but has been printed with a subdued brick pattern on the outside and a more vibrant brick pattern on the inside, as camouflage in different urban environments. The jacket fastens using two large square Velcro patches on the lower sides and left shoulder, and there is a bellows pocket on the lower front of the jacket. The jacket’s sleeves are attached with poppers, and each sleeve head has an internal pocket; the cuffs are adjustable with Velcro tabs. There are two large, zipped openings on the inside of the garment’s lower edge, as well as two zipped openings around the neck. A small internal label inside reads WiJ ZiJN GEK, which translates from the Dutch as ‘We are crazy’.
      Cotton
      Archive no. 2016.230

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      D.BW.1 - 2016

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