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            1216 Archival description results for By Decade

            Burton Double Breasted Coat
            2018.16 · Item · undated [1930-1939]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Grey Burton double breasted belted coat with six plastic buttons and two front welt pockets that allow access to both internal pocket and wearer's own pockets. There is a two piece collar with zig zag stitch detailing and the whole body has top stitching. The shoulders are heavily padded and the two piece sleeves have a seam running down the centre. There is a single back vent with closure button. It is fully lined with quilted top half and loose lining at the hem. There is loose canvas along the button hole.
            Country of Design: London             Burton
            Luvisca Pyjamas - Jacket
            2019.147.1 · Item · undated [1950-1959]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Blue and white striped pyjama jacket (part of a pair of pyjamas). It is made of Luvisca, a fabric made of cotton and rayon yarns. The vertical stripes are a mix of broad pale blue, narrower stripes of mid and dark blue all edged with narrow white stripes. The jacket has a turn down collar and fastens centre front with three opaque white plastic buttons. It has a small opaque white plastic button at the collar which fastens with a loop (possibly added later). On the left chest is a patch pocket with a pointed welt with the stripes horizontal. Label in the form of a hanging loop in the back of the neck in red lettering on white with an emblem of a red button in a black circle with 'TESTED QUALITY' around the outside. Size 40. Luvisca
            Luvisca Pyjamas - Trousers
            2019.147.2 · Item · undated [1950-1959]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Blue and white striped pyjama trousers (part of a pair of pyjamas). They are made of Luvisca, a fabric made of cotton and rayon yarns. The vertical stripes are a mix of broad pale blue, narrower stripes of mid and dark blue all edged with narrow white stripes. They have a drawstring waist fastening with a length of narrow white cotton tape (frayed ends) and an open fly with placket at the centre front. The waistband has been altered. Luvisca
            J. Wippell & Co. Ltd Bishops Cassock
            2019.74 · Item · undated [1940-1949]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Anglican Bishops cassock made of purple wool. It fastens at the right shoulder, with a single button, with the front edge following the curve of the neck. The inside edge fastens to the inside shoulder in the same place. The centre front edge is shifted over to fall in-line with the shoulder point. The waist line has a belt which closes at the centre front with two self covered buttons. The side seam has a long gusset, with a pleat in the centre back. The side seams are sewn until the waist point, where they open out to form a pleat which gives more volume to the lower body. The cassock is finished with off white top stitching. The inside is half lined in an off-white cotton lining with purple top stitching. Garment construction quality is low, using mixtures of qualities and colours of threads.
            Made in England             J. Wippell & Co Ltd
            Austin Reed Printed Dressing Gown and Sash Tie
            2018.4 · Item · undated [1920-1929]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Austin Reed robe or dressing gown of cotton or cotton and linen mix fabric printed with an all over abstract pattern of swirls and foliage (possibly pine cones and pine needles) in orange, teal green, light blue, brown and cream. It has hand sewn finishing and two self covered buttons with bound buttonholes. It has two patch pockets on the front and comes with a detachable tie belt of the same fabric with black tassels at each end. There are two belt loops on the gown. Areas of fading to the fabric and woven brown tape Austin Reed label in the back of the neck.
            Country of Design: United Kingdom             Austin Reed
            Apnea by Daniele De Biase Natural Ageing Jeans
            2021.52 · Item · 2021
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Naturally aged, straight leg jeans in a mid blue colour with contrast stitching. The jeans have five pockets; two curved pockets at the front, with a small coin pocket inside the right pocket; and two pockets at the back. The pockets have been secured with brass rivets. The jeans fasten at the front with four silver coloured, tack buttons. Apnea by Daniele De Biase
            Ahluwalia Signature Denim Jacket
            2020.97.4 · Item · Spring Summer 2020
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Jacket made of patches of washed out blue cotton denim. It has a turn down collar and fastens centre front with five bronze-coloured metal buttons with 'Ahluwalia' embossed around the front edge. It has pointed flap pockets on both sides of the chest, the flaps fasten with 'Ahluwalia' metal buttons. Each sleeve cuff fastens with the same buttons as do tabs on each side of the waistband. There are angled vertical jetted pockets at the waist that open into large poachers pockets to the inside rather than pocket bags. The outer stitching is in orange thread. The back is constructed of three back panels and a shoulder yoke. The two side back panels each have a patch pocket from the rear of pairs of Levi's jeans. Label in the back of the neck. Ahluwalia
            Grey Check with Blue Pinstripe Wool Waistcoat
            2019.120.4.2 · Item · undated [1890-1900]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Waistcoat in a grey tweed fabric with a blue over check. Waistcoat has a high closure and three, welted pockets; two on the left side of the front and one on the right. Waistcoat has a cinch back which consists of a buckle and two belts which are hand stitched to the back of the jacket. The waistcoat is lined in a pinstripe fabric. Designer unknown