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2019.129 · Item · 1992
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
White polyester sleeveless vest with panels of printed Union Jack flag pattern in red and blue. The scoop neck and armholes are bound with bright blue polyester binding and there are stripes of red and blue down the side seams. The Union Jack flag pattern panels run from the shoulder to below the waist on each side of the chest. From the side waist to the hem there are two bright blue triangular printed panels with the points in to the centre. On the right chest is the Adidas logo with 'adidas' below. On the left chest is a circular badge with the top half of the Union Jack flag over the five Olympic rings with a ribbon motif and 'BARCELONA GAMES' inside it. Label in the back of the neck. Size 40-42.
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
adidas
2019.13 · Item · [no date]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Blue denim prison sleeveless jacket with red top stitching. The front of the jacket is stamped with DM 469 in a faded light blue. Jacket has a low yoke on front, with the lower body split in two sections, seamed, encompassing a hidden pocket. The pocket is created via the front folding into a full facing, which meets the seam, creating the pocket with no additional pocket bag. The left hand side has a patch pocket with angled corners, secured with a bar tack on each top edge. The inside edges are finished with overlocking. There are four plastic buttons securing the centre front. The collar has a large rounded corner, and forms a small lapel. The back of the jacket has a yoke with a single top stitching line. The armholes are finished with black cotton tape. Her Majesty's Prison Service
Bukta Arrow String Vest
2019.130 · Item · undated [1970-1979]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Cream cotton 'string' vest underwear. Made of a tube of knitted netting with small diamond shaped holes and lots of stretch - no side seams. The scoop neckline, deep armholes and bottom edge are bound with white cotton ribbing which also create narrow straps over the shoulders. 1970s blue Bukta logo on the label in the back of the neck.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England.
Bukta
Bukta Striped Rugby Jersey
2019.131 · Item · undated [1955-1965]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Blue and white hoop striped cotton jersey long sleeved top with white woven cotton turn down collar. It has a short placket opening which fastens with white plastic buttons, one visible at the neck. The cuffs are blue knitted rib cotton. The stripes are horizontal across the body and the arms.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Bukta
2019.132 · Item · nd [1994-2018]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Washed out black cotton long jacket with black cotton double tape detailing. The jacket has a stand collar with hood that can be folded and zipped into the collar. The hood is trimmed on the inside with a bright orange camouflage style printed fabric and has a drawcord fastening around the outer edge with black plastic stoppers.

The jacket fastens centre front with a zip and six press studs, there is a pointed tab across the collar at the neck. The front of the jacket has four large flapped pockets, two at the chest and two at the hips. The chest pockets are on an angle and fasten with press studs, the flap on the left also has two metal eyelets in the flap. The hip pockets fasten with black plastic buttons and loops, the cuffs fasten with black plastic buttons. On the left chest there is a short tab which attaches to the jacket with two black plastic buttons.

Across the front, shoulders, around the cuffs and in two lines down the back of the jacket are angled lines of wide black cotton tape. Some of the tapes have narrow black cotton tape sewn down the centres. These lines cross each other and are stitched on the edges. At the back it has inverted pleats at the shoulders and there are two short button tabs at each side of the back waist for adjustment.

Maharishi
2019.133 · Item · 1950
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Double breasted greatcoat in heavy black wool. It has a large turn down collar and fastens down the front with ten matched pairs of buttons (five fasten with buttonholes). The large black shank buttons are moulded with 'C D' under the King's Crown. It has a double metal hook and eye fastening at the neck and a storm collar fixing. There are epaulettes on each shoulder which fasten with two smaller black shank C D buttons with crowns and two flapped pockets at the hips. On each outside upper arm are curved black wool badges -flashes - with 'HEADQUARTERS & SIGNALS' embroidered in yellow thread. The back waist has a half belt attached with two large black shank C D buttons with crowns and a deep centre vent. It is lined in dark blue wool. Interior labels with War Department date stamps with letter A. Army Size 8 - for height five foot, ten inches.
Country of Design: Great Britain
Country of Manufacture: Great Britain
CWS Ltd
2019.134 · Item · nd [1987]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Long sleeved black pullover top or shirt with woven linen sleeves and back and knitted patterned front. It has a turn down collar of woven linen and fastens at the centre front with a short placket fastening with five small black plastic buttons (in the style of a polo shirt). The front panel of the top is made of knitted linen yarn in black with a pattern of large distorted circular shapes in brown, beige and shades of light grey. It has raglan sleeves with narrow panels at the front and back of the shoulders with a diamond pattern created by lines of overlapping pin tucks. The bottom hem and cuffs are made of knitted black linen yarn rib.
Country of Design: Italy
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Umberto Ginocchietti
2019.135 · Item · nd [1987-1989]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Long (knee-length) red cotton shorts with all over printed pattern of green 'smiley' faces. They have a fly opening and a channel through the waistband for a white cord drawstring to be threaded through. No labels.
Country of Design: England
BOY LONDON
2019.136 · Item · Spring Summer 1996
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Clear PVC short waist-length jacket with white zip closure. The jacket is completely see-through / transparent with a high, round, turn down collar and fastens centre front with a heavy white zip. There are two plastic nozzles on the chest, one on each upper arm and one on each shoulder which can be blown into to inflate sections in the shape of muscles over the chest, stomach and upper arms. The seams are sealed. Large label in the back of the neck.
Country of Design: Belgium
W. & L.T.
2019.137 · Item · 1973
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Long line single breasted 'drape' jacket in teal wool (probably mohair mix) with black velvet detailing. The jacket has a shawl collar in black velvet with a low break point. At the bottom of the collar are five pairs of buttons, one on each side of the centre opening. The buttons are covered in black fabric and sewn on without buttonholes except one. The left side of the central pair has a buttonhole and the button is attached on a cord. There are four jetted pockets on the front of the jacket, each with a wide black velvet flap - two at the chest and two at the hips. The cuffs have pointed black velvet trims to the outside sleeve and three black fabric covered buttons. The back of the jacket is one piece with no vents. It is lined in dark grey rayon and has a dark grey hanging loop in the centre back of the neck. Factory production label on inside of inside breast pocket with date of manufacture stamp: 4.11.73.
Country of Design: Great Britain
Country of Manufacture: Great Britain
Burton