Item 2022.6.11.1 - Michiko Koshino 'Designing the Heaven' Jacket

2022.6.11.1

Michiko Koshino 'Designing the Heaven' Jacket

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Singled breasted jacket that is front fastening by two red, plastic buttons. A further red button can be found on the underside of the right lapel although there is no buttonhole for this to fasten into. Jacket is predominantly black with a red panel at the front that runs down from the shoulder seams and wraps around the button opening. Cream and red piping edges this panel. Jacket has notched lapels in black, contrasting with the red, front panel. The undersides of these are red. On either side of the front, between the red panel and the side seams, is written the words 'Designing the Heavens' in a bold, stylised font. This phrase, written vertically, starts at chest level, with the end of the final word disappearing into each of the patch pockets which can be found at either side of the jacket at waist level. The letters are not stitched into the fabric. Each letter has been individually cut from a moleskin type material and then attached onto the waistcoat. Two small, red plastic buttons are found at each cuff. A seam runs the length of the back of the jacket. There is no back vent. On the inside, there are jetted pockets at either side of the chest. The right pocket has a small red button stitched to the outside of the pocket which fastens through a loop in the inside of the pocket. The inside of the jacket is partially lined in a satin fabric.

Label: Michiko Koshino [care label in Japanese]
Materials: Wool mix
Measurements: 49cm [Chest] 74cm [Length]
Details: Scarlet panels, text on front of jacket
Physical Condition: Some staining to scarlet panel at the front of jacket