Item 2019.16 - Her Majesty's Prison Lightweight Denim Jacket with Diagonal Seam

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2019.16

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Her Majesty's Prison Lightweight Denim Jacket with Diagonal Seam

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  • 1971-2013 (Creation)

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Blue lightweight denim jacket with diagonal seam across front. Jacket has a slanted yoke on front, with the lower body split in two sections with a diagonal seam. The seam encompasses a welt pocket. The pocket is created via a matching facing which meets the diagonal seam on the inside, creating the pocket with no additional pocket bag. The centre front of the jacket fastens with a zip which starts just above the waistband. The jacket sleeve is finished with a double turned cuff. Yoke, side seam and sleeve have twin needle top stitching. The sleeve seam and diagonal body seam have no top stitching.

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Item on loan to "Invisible Men" exhibition , 24 Oct-24 Nov 2019

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      Material: cotton. Colour: Blue. Label: chest 38"

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      Invisible Men exhibition label:

      DENIM PRISON UNIFORM
      Maker unknown
      1971-2013

      The minimalist style of this denim jacket with its front diagonal seam incorporating a welt pocket could have been designed by Helmut Lang; however, it is part of the uniform given to British prisoners. On entering prison new inmates are on put on the Entry level of the Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) system. As such they cannot usually wear their own clothing and must wear prison jeans, a blue and white striped shirt and a grey sweatshirt.

      Polyester, cotton
      Archive no. 2019.14 and 2019.15 and 2019.13

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      Invisible Men exhibition label:

      DENIM PRISON UNIFORM
      Maker unknown
      1971-2013

      The minimalist style of this denim jacket with its front diagonal seam incorporating a welt pocket could have been designed by Helmut Lang; however, it is part of the uniform given to British prisoners. On entering prison new inmates are on put on the Entry level of the Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) system. As such they cannot usually wear their own clothing and must wear prison jeans, a blue and white striped shirt and a grey sweatshirt.

      Polyester, cotton
      Archive no. 2019.14 and 2019.15 and 2019.13

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