Showing 40 results

Archival description
2 results with digital objects Show results with digital objects
Serbian Military Camo Parka
MISC.13 · Item · 1993
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Parka jacket in a camouflage design. The jacket fastens at the front via a zipper for closure and a drawstring at the waist. There are two waist pockets on the outside; two side pockets on the inside; an inner chest pocket; and one patch pocket on the arm. Also included in this garment are two shoulder straps [or epaulettes]; two waist straps and straps on both sleeves. Serbian Armed Forces
2022.54.2 · Item · undated [1970-1979]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Parka jacket hood made from an olive green, cotton fabric. The hood has drawstrings and a fur edging. It fastens to the collar of the jacket via olive green, plastic buttons and can be removed as required. Unknown
2022.54.1 · Item · undated [1970-1979]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Parka jacket made from an olive green, cotton fabric. Parka is front fastening via a zip and poppers and has a drawstring at the hem. The jacket has an angled, flap pocket with a popper fastening at either side of the waist. The front and sleeves of the parka are covered in mod badges and patches which have been sewn on. Unknown
U.S. Army M-1951 Parka Hood
2020.74.3 · Item · 1953
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Dark olive green cotton and wool detachable hood with fur trim to be worn with Parka Shell 2020.74.1. The outer hood is made of dark olive green cotton with a wired brim edge. It has a double layered neck flap and drawstring around the inner brim with leather stoppers and an elastic loop across the top of the hood. There are four button holes around the bottom edge of the neck flap to fasten to the parka shell and two large plastic buttons on the right side of the flap.

The inner edge of the brim is trimmed with brown animal fur. The inside of the hood is made of dark olive green wool or wool and cotton mix. The manufacturers label is stamped in orange ink to the inside of the outer neck flap (half of it has worn away).

Hudson Garment Co.
U.S. Army M-1951 Parka Liner
2020.74.2 · Item · 1951
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Long sleeved parka liner made of dark olive green lightweight synthetic fabric and layer of cream looped wool pile to be worn with Parka Shell 2020.74.1. It is trimmed in dark olive green cotton. Around the side edges and along the top are fourteen buttonholes to fasten to buttons inside a parka shell. There are two tabs with buttonholes at the cuff of each sleeve. The inside elbow of both sleeves have an oval section made of the green lightweight fabric. Parka wearing instructions and manufacturers label printed onto the upper back. Federal Garment Co.
U.S. Army M-1951 Parka Shell
2020.74.1 · Item · 1953
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Dark olive green cotton parka with hood - to be worn with liner 2020.74.2 and fur trimmed hood 2020.74.3. The parka fastens centre front with a heavy silver coloured metal zip, with 'CONMAR' etched into the zip head, and seven metal press studs with 'UNITED CARR' etched into the back. It has two large angled flapped pockets on each side of the centre opening at waist level and a U.S. ARMY label in yellow on black sewn on to the left chest. There are drawstrings at the waist, around the hood, and around the bottom hem. The hood drawstrings have leather stoppers.

The back of the parka is longer than the front and curves to a point with a small V creating the 'fishtail'. The inside has green plastic buttons around the sides, neck, hood and cuffs to button on the hood liner and body liner. The sleeve cuffs fasten with an elasticated pull tab and large olive green plastic button.

Handwritten in dark pen inside the back of the neck is 1-HQ209. Manufacturers stamp in black on the inside of the hood at the back of the neck.

Albert Turner & Co. Inc.
2019.93 · Item · 2019
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Short purple coat with down feather interlining, pink lining and hood (production sample including re-used linings from left-over fabric from previous seasons). The parka has ultrasonic welded seams. It closes centre front with a zip and a double flap wind protection covering which closes with magnetic fastenings. At the neck of the hood are two purple '7L' press stud fastenings and there is one at the bottom hem. Each side has two waterproof zipped pockets, one horizontal, one vertical. The end of all zips have a matt garage to ensure waterproof quality. There is also an invisible zipped pocket above the vertical pocket.

The hood has a stiff peak insert, and two stoppered elastic draw cords. There is another draw cord around the waist, which feeds down a channel sewn into the centre front facing. There is a channel pocket across the back, which closes with a zip on each end. The inside lining has a removable elasticated waist snow skirt which fastens at the front with four snap fasteners. There are inside zipped pockets on each side and a headphone hole on the left. The sleeve cuffs have a cotton elastane grey inner layer mitten with thumb hole.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: China (garment), Switzerland (fabric)
Manufactured in Shenzhen, China by A-Garment.

7L
2019.91 · Item · Autumn Winter 2018
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Long lightweight hooded coat with fishtail back made of layers of patchworked organza in grey, green, blue, khaki, brown and blue. The patchwork panels have been overstitched with quilting in vertical lines. It has a wide stripe of bright blue down the centre front and centre back which are sewn down with ten vertical channels. Through the channels are threaded cream cotton cords with black metal bound ends which extend beyond the ends of the panels, creating a fringe effect. The front has two of the same stripes angled away from the centre front waist, also threaded with cotton cords. The hood has five short tabs of bright blue around the outside which are threaded with two long cream cotton cords that hang down on each side at the front. The hood has a cream cotton drawcord around the edge. There is a stripe of bright blue across the top of the shoulder and down the outside edge of each sleeve.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: India
Craig Green
2019.47.2 · Item · 1997
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Knee-length parka with a white printed stripe around the lower body. The coat has a welt pocket with large flap. The pocket is framed by a 3cm wide band, shaped with triangular pointed sides. The white stripe flows across the lower band underneath the flap, and the print medium has been visibly hand-painted across the lower band to make an even colour. The centre front closes with five green buttons with leather-bound buttonholes. The top of the centre front has a leather strap which buckles across the neck. The coat has a wool lining, which also forms the top colour. The under collar has a zig-zag topstitching pattern. The back of the coat has a single flap closed with a bound buttonhole (button missing). The cuff is finished with a facing and an internal cuff in the wool fabric. The interior of the coat has silver snap fastener details, and a single pocket closed with a button and tab. The side at the bottom of each side has a wide strap which fastens to the front-facing with two buttons. Made in Italy. Helmut Lang