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Austin Reed A Cue Design Striped Trousers
2023.35 · Item · undated
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
White, blue and yellow striped cotton trousers. The trousers are front fastening with a silver metal zip and a metal button [four leaves] at the waist. The trousers have belt loops and pockets at either side of the hips with a white mesh lining. Two patch pockets are found at the back. Jeans have side hems. Austin Reed
Cue by Austin Reed Check Blouson Jacket
2022.102 · Item · undated
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Waist length jacket in a black, dark green and grey checked, woollen fabric. Jacket has an unstructured, fold down collar, ribbing at the cuffs and ribbing at 3/4 of the waistband. There is a panel of the main, checked, woollen fabric on the waistband at the front of the jacket on either side of the opening. The jacket is front fastening via five plastic buttons. At either side of the waist is an angled, jetted pocket. The jacket is lined in a black polyester fabric. Inside, there is a single, jetted, breast pocket with a button fastening on the left side. Austin Reed
Austin Reed Tailored Trousers
2019.97.3 · Item · 1939
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Black and grey pinstripe tailored pair of trousers (part of a three piece morning suit or formal wear). They have a twin pleated front and a five button fly front with extended waistband which are unlined. Waistline change pocket is positioned to the front right hand side underneath the waistband. There are two black 'Austin Reed' brace buttons on the front of the waistband. The waistband is lined in cream cotton. Internal pocket bags are made of heavy weight cream cotton. The trousers have two external jetted rear pockets on the back and two braces buttons on the centre back of the waistband. The trouser hem is upturned with a hand stitched finish. All buttons are black plastic. Austin Reed
Austin Reed Tailored Backless Waistcoat
2019.97.2 · Item · 1939
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Light grey wool double breasted peak lapel backless waistcoat (part of a three piece morning suit or formal wear). It has six grey mother of pearl buttons and hand sewn fish eye button holes. There are four outer welt pockets on the front. The waistcoat front body is fully lined in pale grey twill rayon. The lining is extended across the back of the collar, there is no back and the front is held in place by an adjustable waist strap across the back. On the front, at the edge of the peak of the lapel, it has been stitched to the collar to hold it position. There is an Austin Reed label in the back of the neck. Austin Reed
Austin Reed Tailored Tail coat
2019.97.1 · Item · 1939
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Fitted black wool tailcoat with linked button front (part of a three piece morning suit or formal wear). Peak lapel front and a single lapel buttonhole on the left lapel. There is a breast pocket with welt on the left hand side of the chest. Two part sleeve construction and the cuff finished with four buttons. The coat is fully lined in black twill rayon with contrasting sleeve lining.

There is a hanging loop stitched into the centre back underneath the collar. Two buttons are positioned at the waist of the centre back on either side of the centre vent, a folded pleat follows from each centre back button to the tail hem. The tails have two pockets stitched into the centre back on each side of the single vent. Black and white Austin Reed woven brand label with customers name in the inside pocket in the chest lining .

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Tommy Nutter at Austin Reed Cue Jacket
2019.149 · Item · 1979-1982
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Brown wool tweed tailored single breasted jacket. The wool tweed is in variegated shades of brown. It fastens centre front with two brown buttons and has curved cutaway fronts. There are two insert pockets at hip level with deep flaps and jetting. One angled welted pocket on the left chest. Button hole in the left lapel. The cuff vents are fastened with three brown plastic buttons. No back vent. Lined in brown viscose rayon. Size 38R.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England Austin Reed
Austin Reed (Cue Shop) Houndstooth Overcoat
2018.84 · Item · undated [1965-1979]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Austin Reed belted double breasted houndstooth overcoat with six black plastic buttons. It has front storm flaps with button closures (right side is missing one of two buttons) and a back storm flap that is secured with stitches at the points. There are button down epaulettes on each shoulder and it has a single back vent. It has two front welt pockets and one internal pocket on the right side. It is fully lined.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England Austin Reed
Austin Reed (The Cue Shop) Mod Shirt
2018.66 · Item · undated [1972-1973]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Blue and white mod tattersall grid check buttoned shirt with white vertical stripes. The shirt is shaped through long darts in the back. It has eight buttons, double cuffs and pattern matched patch pocket. It has a traditional mod long collar with white cotton tabs underneath each collar to maintain the mod shape when wearing a tie.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: Ireland Austin Reed
Austin Reed (The Cue Shop) Shirt
2018.60 · Item · undated [1970-1979]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Checked cotton shirt with red and blue squares throughout the design. The check is grey and brown on a cream background. It has six tort buttons at the placket, two at the cuffs and two at the patch pockets. There are two patch pockets cut on opposite bias, with a pocket flap on either pocket that is constructed as a seam across the whole front of the shirt.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: Germany Austin Reed