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2020.68 · Item · undated [1960-1969]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Blue cotton knitted jersey shirt with long sleeves and a woven cotton turn down collar. It has a deep V stripe in white across the chest. The neck opening fastens with one button and the cuffs are blue ribbing. Label in the back of the neck: Bukta / REGD / HOOKER / Made in England Bukta
2020.7.1 · Item · undated [1958-1962]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Short sleeved shirt with a turn down collar and three patch pockets, two at the hips and one at the left chest (part of a two piece set). The shirt is made of lightweight cotton in a check design in shades of green, red, black and yellow on an off-white background. It fastens centre front with six red buttons - the top button fastens with a loop under the collar. The button second from bottom is a replacement and does not match. The check on the pocket patches is on the diagonal. The shirt bottom is squared off at the front and back and there are short vents in the side seams. The a back shoulder yoke check is on the diagonal. Label in the back of the neck. Jantzen
Jantzen Check Shorts
2020.7.2 · Item · undated [1958-1962]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Shorts or swimsuit made of cotton in a check design in shades of green, red, black and yellow on an off-white background (part of a two piece set). They have elasticated waist and channel for a drawcord (missing), a small flapped key pocket that fastens with a red plastic button, and a stretchy mesh lining. There are short vents in each side seam and a Jantzen logo badge (a woman diving) sewn onto the bottom of the left front leg. Label in the centre back waistband. Jantzen
Duffer of St George Cardigan
2020.70 · Item · nd [1985-1995]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Green wool and acrylic cardigan with turn down collar and two wide vertical yellow stripes down the front. The cardigan buttons centre front with seven gold tone and green shank buttons. The buttons have a design of two interlinked capital D's in gold on a green background. There are two welted insert pockets at the chest, the welts are ribbed with a narrow cream stripe across the top. The turn down collar is ribbed, the front panels are knitted sideways with two green vertical ridged pattern panels on either side of wide yellow stripes . Size M. Label in the back of the neck, care label in the left lower side seam. Duffer of St George
2020.71 · Item · nd [1990]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Double breasted waistcoat with cut away back and shoulder straps made of black wool with orange red pin stripe. The waistcoat has wide pointed lapels and has six buttons to the front - fastening with two. The collar is cut away from the back of the waistcoat. There is an additional button and button hole on the underside to secure the front overlap. It has three jetted flapped pockets to the front, two on the right and one on the left, they are still sewn shut.

The back of the waistcoat neck has been cut in a deep V with two shoulder straps which fasten with buttons and two button holes for size adjustment to the inside front panels at the collar bone. There is a black fabric label sewn into the middle of the outside back with JEAN PAUL GAULTIER HOMME woven into it below a horizontal hanging loop. It has a centre vent at the back and is lined in orange and pink shot twill viscose rayon. Label in the back of the neck. Size 50.

Jean Paul Gaultier Homme
Leather Flying Jacket
2020.72 · Item · undated [1930-1939]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Brown leather jacket with turn down collar and centre front zip fastening. The metal zip pull tab has 'Made in England' etched into it around a circle with 'DOT' inside and an extra leather pull tab attached. The jacket has two angled jetted pockets at the front waist lined in black cotton. The bottom of the jacket is slightly gathered to a waistband of leather which fastens with one brown plastic button and two side gussets of elasticated brown cotton (the elastic has perished). Each sleeve cuff fastens with a brown plastic button. It has slightly pointed yoke panels to each front side and a yoke panel across the back which has a shallow centre point. The lining is cream cotton which is soiled and stained in places from wear and there is a brown leather hanging loop in the back of the neck. Designer unknown
2020.73 · Item · undated [1968-1974]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Long sleeved shirt made of lightweight synthetic mix fabric woven with a white semi-transparent stripe and over printed with a pattern of intertwined flowers and leaves in pale blue. There is a pocket on the left chest. The shirt has a large turn down collar with rounded points and fastens centre front with a dress front button stand with nine mother of pearl shell buttons. The rounded cuffs fasten with two mother of pearl shell buttons each (one missing on the right cuff). It has two long waist darts in the back on each side which are slightly curved. Large woven label sewn into the back of the neck. It has been mended with hand stitching around the back of the left sleeve seam where it attaches to the back panel. 15 1/2 collar. I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet
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.
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.