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2021.27
Title
Moss Bros. RAF Tropical Mess Dress Waistcoat
Date(s)
- 1964 (Creation)
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Item
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1
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Name of creator
(1851-present)
Administrative history
The business was established by Jewish second hand clothing dealer Moses Moses (he later changed his name to Moses Moss) in Covent Garden, London. After he died in 1894, two of his sons took over and began a suit hire service in 1897. A year later the company became known as Moss Bros.
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Scope and content
White cotton backless waistcoat.
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Note
Part of a collection of Royal Air Force uniform owned and worn by Wing Commander John Ignatius McDonough and donated by his family.
Note
Included in J. François-Campbell, The Waistcoat Workbook: Historical, Modern, and Genre Drafting of Waistcoats for Men and Women 1837-Present Day (New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2024), p. 86.
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- McDonough, John Ignatius (Subject)