Item 2016.267 - Vivienne Westwood Clint Eastwood Jacket

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2016.267

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Vivienne Westwood Clint Eastwood Jacket

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  • A/W 1984 (Creation)

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Vivienne Westwood

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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Grey-green bomber-style jacket with an orange quilted lining and wool rib-knit collar, cuffs, and hem. The outer and lining are made from nylon. The centre front fastens with a YKK zip. The jacket features two oversized box pockets on the chest and two angled pockets at the hips. The rib knit extends significantly, measuring 43 cm along the bottom edge of the jacket and 27 cm at the cuffs. The collar is ribbed and folds back. Underarm gussets are triangular, and each cuff includes a strap emerging from a bound opening. There are several holes in the knit, including a large one at the back near the junction with the main body of the jacket, and there is visible staining from wear on the lining.
Size: M/L
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: England.

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      Nylon, wool
      Label: Vivienne Westwood / Made in England / M/L

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      Invisible Men exhibition label:

      CLINT EASTWOOD JACKET
      Vivienne Westwood
      1984

      One of Westwood’s most iconic garments, the Clint Eastwood jacket highlights her creative approach to pattern cutting as a method to develop new silhouettes. Cut almost entirely without curved lines, the jacket takes on a heroic and exaggerated sense of proportion, with an extended rib knit to the bottom of the jacket and the cuffs.

      Nylon, wool
      Archive no. 2016.267

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      From Inside the Westminster Menswear Archive:

      CLINT EASTWOOD JACKET
      Vivienne Westwood
      Autumn Winter 1984
      Vivienne Westwood’s first solo show after separating from Malcolm McLaren was titled ‘Clint Eastwood’ and took place at the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris in March 1984. The Clint Eastwood jacket has become one of Vivienne Westwood’s most recognizable designs and exemplifies her innovative approach to pattern cutting as a means of creating new silhouettes. A triangular gusset has been sewn into the back of the neck to allow the shoulders to drop and create a curved neckline. To add volume to the shoulder joint, a diamond-shaped gusset was added to the armpit area of the sleeve. The use of an extended rib knit at the jacket’s hem and cuffs accentuates the jacket’s heroic and exaggerated sense of proportion, which is achieved by the absence of almost any curved lines.
      Nylon, Wool
      Archive no. 2016.267

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      D.VW.1 - 2016

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