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Unwin CC41 Rugby Shirt
2020.107 · Item · undated [1941-1952]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Black and green cotton jersey rugby shirt with white cotton collar. The main body and the sleeves of the shirt are black cotton knit jersey with a wide band of green cotton knit jersey across the chest and upper back. The collar is woven white cotton and it has an opening at the neck lined in wide cream twill webbing that fastens with three white buttons. The cuffs are black rib knit. Labels in the back of the neck with the addition of a woven name label in red thread on white 'David Hall'. Size 36. Unwin
Corset
2020.108.1 · Item · undated [1940-1960]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Corset with metal boning made of heavy peach pink cotton damask with an all over woven pattern of tulips. It is in two parts and fastens down the centre front with six metal studs and clips, two hooks and eyes at the top and four large hooks and eyes at the bottom. The back laces up with 35 pairs of eyelets and two long pink cotton laces. There are two sets of metal eyes sewn to the inside fronts and two metal buckles to the outside lower parts of the corset for the jock strap (2022.108.2) to attach. It has two pairs of suspender clips attached to the bottom edge, these have been altered and hand stitched to a fixed length. Designer unknown
Jock Strap
2020.108.2 · Item · undated [1940-1960]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Triangular shaped jock strap made of heavy peach pink cotton and lined with pink cotton. It has six metal hooks inserted into the narrowest side of the triangle and a length of pink cotton webbing folded halfway down its length and sewn to the narrow point of the triangle shape. The hooks attach to eyes on the inside of corset (2022.108.1) and the webbing straps attach to buckles on the corset. Designer unknown
Letters and Ephemera
2020.108.3 · Item · undated [1940-1980]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Folder of a large number of letters, receipts, business cards, notes and magazines relating to corsets and corsetiere including those for Spirella. [unknown]
2020.109 · Item · 2019
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Dark blue track suit top with stripe detailing and fastens centre front with a zip with a large circular metal ring pull. There is an inserted pocket to the left chest that fastens with a metal zip with small circular ring pull. Underneath is the Fred Perry laurel wreath emblem embroidered in red thread. On the right chest is 'SLYGO' embroidered in red thread. There are two welted vertical pocket openings to the waist. The raglan sleeve shoulders are orange and it has wide striped ribbing around the cuffs and hem in dark red, orange and dark blue. The inside of the collar is striped in dark red, orange and blue and there is a striped webbing in the same colours applied to the orange raglan shoulder sections. Label in the back of the neck. Nicholas Daley
Peter Robinson Swimsuit
2020.11 · Item · nd [1920-1929]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
One piece dark blue cotton jersey swimsuit. It has a high round neck bound with dark blue woven cotton binding, the same binding is used around the armholes. The left shoulder fastens with two mother of pearl buttons. The legs of the swimsuit reach to just above the knee. Peter Robinson Ltd
2020.12 · Item · 1971
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Bright green cotton jersey short sleeved t-shirt with ribbing around the neck and sleeves. The front chest has been machine embroidered in white tight stitching with 'IRISH SWEEPS SUPER BIRD' in large lettering. Label in the back of the neck with Umbro inside a diamond.
Country of manufacture: Ireland
Umbro
2020.13.1 · Item · nd [1955-1959]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Single breasted tailored long line made to measure jacket with two buttons (part of a two piece suit). The jacket is made of dark blue and grey finely checked wool and lined in grey twill rayon. It has a curved collar, notched lapel and deep break point. There is a buttonhole in the left lapel. The jacket has an angled welted pocket to the left chest and two flapped and jetted pockets at the hips with an additional ticket pocket with flap on the right side. It has two vents in the back and a hanging loop in the back of the neck. Inside pocket in the lining with tailors label below.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Weaver to Wearer
2020.13.2 · Item · nd [1955-1959]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Pair of made-to-measure tailored trousers with high waist, tapered leg and turn up cuffs (part of a two piece suit). They are made of dark blue and grey finely checked wool and have two pleats on each side of the button fly. The front hip pockets are angled and they have one jetted pocket to the right rear which fastens with a button. The waistband fastens at the front with a hook and bar, at the back sides it has tabs with buttons attached to an elastic through the rear waistband for adjustment. The fly buttons with four buttons (one missing). The inside waistband is lined in cream twill rayon and has white buttons for braces, additional lining is dark blue rayon. The pocket bags are cream cotton.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Weaver to Wearer
2020.14.1 · Item · nd [1965-1969]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Single breasted tailored blazer jacket made in orange, yellow and beige wide striped fabric. The stripes are on the vertical for the body of the blazer and the sleeves. The blazer has a wide collar and narrower lapel, both with curved edges and a very high break point. The three centre front fastening buttons are hidden by a concealed fly and there are two vertical welted inset pockets at the hips. The blazer fronts are curved, the cuffs have short vents with one button and there is a centre back inverted pleat from the waist to the hem in the back seam. It is lined in light brown beige rayon. Sportive Male by Paul