Black lightly padded down-filled jacket with curved raglan sleeve seam. The body has a folded flap which conceals two zipped pockets, one opening downwards, the other upwards. The flap is secured to the front with a short line of top stitching just below the lower zip. The centre front closes with a black plastic zip, covered with a flap secured with four separate lengths of velcro. The zip continues up to the top of the hood front. The lining is quilted in a squared stitch pattern.
There is a strap on the inside from the waist to the shoulder, secured with a press stud, which allows the coat to be transformed into a backpack. To transform, the strap is undone and brought to the outside, then fastened around the hem. The centre front is zipped, arms turned inside the jacket. Made in Italy.
Mandarina DuckShort green nylon jacket featuring two front slash pockets with snap closures and two internal slash pockets. It has a green wool ribbed collar, cuffs, and hem, showing some wear with holes. The left sleeve includes a zipped pen pocket with a leather puller. The jacket fastens with a 1952 metal Crown zip, alongside a zig-zag stitch internal placket on the right side. Faded remnants of the US Air Force wings and star insignia are visible on the left shoulder sleeve.
The jacket includes back shoulder darts and two front snap-closure tabs under the arms, designed to secure headset and microphone wiring leads and a heavy parachute harness. A nylon tab sewn onto the left chest allows the attachment of an oxygen mask retainer clip. These design features were later omitted in the MA-1 flight jacket model.
United States Air ForceBlack leather jacket with removable, panelled sleeves that attach at the shoulders via buckles and leather straps. The cut and design of the jacket take inspiration from metal armour. The main body fastens at the centre front with four worn black metal press studs and features four pockets—two on each side. The lower pockets have flaps, while the upper pockets are welted.
The sleeves are constructed in multiple parts, with a shaped elbow piece connecting the upper and lower arm sections. The inside of the elbow has a curved cut-out, covered by a folded circular patch. The sleeves attach to a shaped shoulder piece, which is buckled to the body of the jacket at the shoulder neckline.
Country of Design: England.
Black tailored coat with a large notch lapel with high standing collar, which closes with two hook and bars. The centre front closes with a chained button, without an overlap. The shoulder is shaped with an extended shoulder pad, which supports a lip in the sleeve created by a dart across the sleeve head.
The cuff is folded upwards, and closed with a cuff link created with two buttons on a chain. There is a horizontal dart across the chest, from the underside of the lapel, finishing just before the sleeve seam. There is a long dart on the centre front, which extends into the top of the pocket flap. The back has a long double vent which closes with nine buttons. The back shoulder has a horizontal dart within the shoulder blades.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: France
Cream single-breasted jacket, part of a two-piece suit, featuring visible pick stitching along the centre front, collar, and pocket edges. The jacket is shaped with side seams and two darts on each side, ending just above the lower pocket. The right side has a slanted ticket pocket with a flap that overlaps the pocket below, while the left side has a single pocket with a flap. A slanted breast pocket sits on the left chest. The collar is a notched lapel with a buttonhole on the left side, and the sleeves are detailed with four non-functional buttons.
The inside lining includes three pockets on the left and one on the right. The lining design is beige on the top half, transitioning through a line of cream, then beige, and finishing with cream at the hem. The suit is accompanied by a PS Paul Smith garment bag and hanger.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: Italy