Pink polyester or cotton polyester mix shirt with a printed design of diamonds made of square blocks in black and olive green. It has double cuffs with four buttonholes and wide pointed collar with channels for collar stiffeners - one of the stiffeners is broken, the other has 'Mr Fish' in gothic script on it. It fastens centre front with seven mother of pearl buttons (bottom one missing). It has been altered in the past by being taken in down the side seams and let out again - the stitch holes are still visible. There is a large mend or darn of a hole in pink thread at the back centre near the hem. Size 15 Country of Design: England
Mr Fish
Cream long sleeved shirt with wide pointed collar and ruffle front. It fastens centre front with six cream plastic buttons and there is a row of ruffles down each side of the front opening button placket. The cuffs have two buttons and buttonholes. Country of Design: England Country of Manufacture: England
Mother Wouldn't Like It
Yellow finely pleated crepe long sleeved shirt with long pointed collar. It fastens centre front with seven yellow plastic buttons. The collar has channels for collar stiffeners and the cuffs are rounded and fasten with one button and buttonhole. There are two long vertical darts on each side of the centre waist at the back. Size 14 1/2. Possibly garment dyed as the labels are yellow.
John Wesley Harding
Brown fine cotton long sleeved shirt printed with a design of small spots and a stylised floral motif in beige, green and yellow. It fastens centre front with six buttons. It has a button down pointed collar, one button rounded cuffs and two patch pockets with buttoning flaps at the chest. All the buttons are mother of pearl shell. Size 1. Label 'Jean Cacharel / Paris' - this is different from the women's wear labels of the same period, perhaps the shirt was made under licence. Country of Design: France
Jean Cacharel
Long sleeved silk shirt in a grey/blue colour. It has a wide pointed high collar and fastens with eight plastic buttons at the centre front, with two buttons at the neck. The cuffs have two buttonholes for cuff links and also one plastic button. There are two long vertical darts in the back panel. Size 14 1/2 Country of Design: England
Malabazarr
Pale beige double breasted trench coat made of Dacron coated polyester/cotton mix fabric with matching belt. It is lined in viscose woven in a brown, black, red and white check pattern. The coat has six cream plastic buttons (fastens with three) buttoned epaulettes on the shoulders that can be removed and buckled tabs around the cuffs that can also be removed. The buckles on the belt and cuff tabs are brown moulded plastic. Country of Design: England Country of Manufacture: Switzerland [fabric], United Kingdom? Keywords: Rainwear, wet weather, protective clothing
Mr Burt
Brown wool pinstripe single breasted tailored jacket. It has wide rounded collar and lapels and fastens with two buttons. It has two vents in the back and three pockets on the front, an angled welted breast pocket on the left chest and two flapped pockets at the waist. The cuffs have vents and two buttons. Lined in brown twill viscose. Factory label in the right inner breast pocket shows it was made to measure (probably part of a suit) in one of Burton's northern English factories. Label dated 4.11.73 Country of Design: England Country of Manufacture: England Keywords: Formal day wear, tailoring
Mr Burt
Cotton jersey knit long sleeved sweatshirt with a turn down collar and printed in a bright geometric and dotted pattern in pink, green, aqua blue, purple, black and mustard. The collar is aqua and the cuff rib and bottom hem rib are bright pink. On the left breast is a machine embroidered logo of a racoon and 'Best Company' in a flowing script. Country of Design: Italy Country of Manufacture: Italy Keywords: Casual, leisure, subcultural style
Best Company
Black cotton single breasted jacket with turn down notched lapels. It is trimmed over the shoulders and down each side seam under the arms with wide webbing striped in maroon and yellow. The cuffs are made of ribbed cotton knit in stripes of maroon, cream and olive green. It has two large patch pockets at the hips with curved bottom seams which have been sewn over the webbing. It fastens with three black plastic buttons. The jacket has two rayon covered shoulder pads and is cut away with curved fronts. It has no vents or lining. The inner seams have been finished by overlocking. Size 52 Country of Design: France Country of Manufacture: Italy
Junior Gaultier
Black cotton jean-style trousers with button fly and wide webbing striped in maroon and yellow down each outside leg seam. The cuffs are made of cotton ribbed knit in stripes of maroon, cream and olive green. The trousers have a waistband with five belt loops, two large front inset pockets and one coin pocket on the right side with two patch pockets on the back. They fasten centre front with five copper coloured riveted metal buttons with 'Junior Gaultier' etched onto them and 'COBRA ITALY' on the back. There is a white oval enamelled metal plate on the back right waistband with 'Junior Gaultier' in black on it riveted to the waistband. The pockets have copper coloured metal rivets. Size 46 Country of Design: France Country of Manufacture: Italy
Junior Gaultier
