Item 2020.4.2 - Pokit Two Piece Suit - Jacket

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2020.4.2

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Pokit Two Piece Suit - Jacket

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  • 2010 (Creation)

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Pokit
(1999-)

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Pokit were founded by husband-and-wife team Bayode Oduwole and Claire Pringle. They have produced made-to-measure tailoring, leather bags and accessories. They also produce a denim line under the label Seven Foot Cowboy. They created a made-to-measure tailoring system called Fabri-K, which is derived from the French word fabrique, which means factory. It employs a system of white toiles as a reference library of cuts, size and style guide to provide clients with a visual representation of the final shape of the suit to facilitate communication between the client and the designers.
Sources: Pokit.

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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This made-to-measure black cotton and linen mix single-breasted tailored jacket, part of a two-piece suit, features a one-button closure and pointed lapels. It includes a large patch pocket on the left front hip. The unstructured jacket is partially lined with orange satin along the front panels and back neck opening, with the inside seams also bound in the same orange satin. The sleeves are lined in black and white striped fabric.

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      Materials: cotton linen mix

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      Made-to-measure order form using Pokit's 'Fabri-K' system in Object File.

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      From Inside the Westminster Menswear Archive:

      HALF-LINED JACKET
      Pokit
      2010
      Design studio and label Pokit was founded in London by Bayode Oduwole and Claire Pringle in 1999. They developed a made-to-measure tailoring system they named Fabri-K that was used to create this jacket, part of a custom-made two-piece suit. The system used toile blocks for customers to try before deciding details, and sample jacket fronts gave the chance to see how the cloth would look when made up. The unstructured single-breasted black cotton and linen jacket has a single button closure, pointed lapels, and a large patch pocket on the left hip. The front panels and back neck
      opening of the jacket’s back are partially lined with orange satin, and the inside seams are also bound in the same orange satin. The sleeves are lined in black and white striped material.
      Cotton, Linen
      Archive no. 2020.4.2

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