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British Army White No.3 Dress Jacket and Detachable Epaulettes
2022.36.1.1 · Item · 1950
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
White cotton jacket with a stand up collar. Jacket fastens at the front via five buttons [missing] and a double hook and eye fastening at the collar. There are four large pockets at the front of the jacket. Two button down patch pockets with pleats at chest level and two flapped patch pockets at the waist. The flaps on all four pockets have curved hems and are longer at the edges and the centre. There are popper fastenings at each of the corners of these pockets. Similar curved detailing can be seen on each arm towards the cuffs and also on the reverse of the jacket. Here there is a seam that curves from the shoulder blade on each side and runs vertically the length of the reverse to the hem. Either side of the waist there is a belt loop at the each side seam. On each shoulder there is a smaller loop where the epaulettes are attached. The jacket is unlined. British Army
British Army White No.3 Dress Trousers
2022.36.1.2 · Item · 1950
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
White cotton trousers with pleats that run from the waistband and a crease down each leg. Trousers are front fastening via four white plastic buttons with an extended tab at the waistband. On one end of this tab there is a hook that fastens onto the outside of the waistband. At the other end of this tab, there are two button holes, through which two buttons that are on the inside of the waistband fasten. There is a small buckle fastening at each side of the waistband that can be adjusted for added security. At either side of the waist there is a vertical, in seam pocket. At the reverse there is a single, welted pocket with a button fastening. The trousers are unlined. British Army
British Army White No.3 Dress Waist Belt
2022.36.1.3 · Item · 1950
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
White cotton waist belt with a point at one end. Towards the pointed end of the belt there are six button holes. At the other end of the belt there are 3 button holes and a single small, white, plastic button. There is a traditional belt loop that loops the whole way around the belt width wise and a 13cm strip of fabric that is stitched onto the belt horizontally to keep this in place. British Army
Stable Belt
2022.36.10 · Item · undated
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Waist belt in a green canvas fabric with a white stripe running down the centre. The buckle components of the belt are made from brown leather; with two buckles at one end and and two corresponding straps [only one attached] on a pointed leather panel at the other end. The panel is attached to the belt via a rectangular metal loop fastening. British Army
Short Sleeved Khaki T-Shirt
2022.36.11 · Item · undated
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
T-shirt in a khaki coloured, cotton fabric. T-shirt has short sleeves and a round neck which are ribbed. Shoulder seams of t-shirt are reinforced using overlock stitch. British Army
Brown Leather Holster
2022.36.12 · Item · undated
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Holster made from a brown 'hard shell' leather. On one side of the holster there is a rounded flap opening which is secured with a downward pointing tab, fastened with a stud. On the other side of the holster there is a pointed leather tab with a brass hook at the point which allows the holster to attach to a belt [similar to 2022.36.2]. At the base of this tab there is a 'D ring' which can also be used by way of fastening. British Army
Royal Artillery Full Colonel Mess Jacket
2022.36.13 · Item · undated [1875-1899]
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Single breasted jacket [or tunic] in a blue / black woollen fabric. Jacket is front fastening via eight gilt brass buttons, each featuring the Royal Artillery insignia. Jacket has a standup collar which is faced with a red woollen fabric with gold lace stitched on top. The edges of the collar are piped in gold braid and there is a silver threadwork badge that sits on either side of the collar depicting an exploding grenade for the Royal Artillery. Both the edges of the front opening and the hem are piped with red wool. Each shoulder of the jacket is decorated with plaited gold braid topped with badges that denote the rank of the wearer [Colonel]. Each sleeve is ornately decorated with gold braid [known as frogging], from the cuff to just below the elbow. There is a seam that runs the horizontally around the circumference of the jacket at the waist. At the centre of the jacket at the reverse there are two buttons that sit 6cm apart on the waist seam with thin stripes of red piping running vertically down from these to the hem. The inside of the jacket is lightly quilted at the chest and back. Cream sateen fabric is used above the waistband to line the jacket with black sateen from the waistband to the hem. British Army
Pouch
2022.36.15 · Item · 1958
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Small rectangular pouch made from a hard wearing, khaki, canvas fabric. Pouch fastens with a textile strap that feeds through a metal buckle. A small rectangular pocket with a flap and metal twist fastening is on the right side of the pouch. Clips on the reverse of the pouch enable the pouch to be fastened to a belt or harness [like 2022.36.17]. British Army
Green Net Scarf
2022.36.16 · Item · undated
Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
Scarf made from a lightweight, khaki cotton scrim. Fabric is loosely woven into netting and has a slight stretch to it. British Army