Item 2019.132 - Maharishi Jacket with Black Cotton Tape

Washed out black cotton long jacket with black cotton double tape detailing. The jacket has a stand collar with hood that can be folded and zipped into the collar. The hood is trimmed on the inside with a bright orange camouflage style printed fabric and has a drawcord fastening around the outer edge with black plastic stoppers.

The jacket fastens centre front with a zip and six press studs, there is a pointed tab across the collar at the neck. The front of the jacket has four large flapped pockets, two at the chest and two at the hips. The chest pockets are on an angle and fasten with press studs, the flap on the left also has two metal eyelets in the flap. The hip pockets fasten with black plastic buttons and loops, the cuffs fasten with black plastic buttons. On the left chest there is a short tab which attaches to the jacket with two black plastic buttons.

Across the front, shoulders, around the cuffs and in two lines down the back of the jacket are angled lines of wide black cotton tape. Some of the tapes have narrow black cotton tape sewn down the centres. These lines cross each other and are stitched on the edges. At the back it has inverted pleats at the shoulders and there are two short button tabs at each side of the back waist for adjustment.