Orange workwear jacket with tailored collar and lapel. There is a large patch pocket on the left chest with curved lower edge, and on both sides a large patch pocket on the lower body. The centre front has three black pinhead shank buttons with back stabiliser ring and washer. This style of button is to allow removal for garment cleaning. There is twin needle top stitching on pocket edging, sleeve seam, shoulder seam, centre back and side seam. The lapel and collar have a single line of stitching set in from the edge. The hem is double turned with single topstitching. the sleeve cuff is finished with a wide facing and single edge top stitching. The garment has a low make quality, with loose threads across the garment and unravelling stitching. The top stitching on each pocket runs off the top onto the garment.
Berchard Limited
White cotton jacket with four safari style pleated pockets with button down flaps on the front. It fastens centre front with four white plastic buttons with shanks. The each side of the collar has a kidney shaped badge with goldwork embroidery of a shield surrounded by foliage. These are attached with velcro. Attached to the bottom of each arm is an oval shaped velcro pad with two goldwork embroidery stars. The left arm at the shoulder has a rectangular velcro pad with the flags of Germany, Britain, France and Spain in machine embroidery.
Country of Design: Italy
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Keywords: Uniform
Designer unknown
Navy blue cotton jacket with four pouch pockets on the front and two pouch pockets at the side rear. It has a hood with a throat guard that fastens with two brown buttons and zips into the collar. The stand collar curves at the front and the coat fastens centre front with brown buttons (the bottom one a grey replacement), the top one showing the others hidden when fastened by the placket. The pouched pockets have flaps that button on the underside. It has a drawstring waist and drawstring with leather toggles around the bottom hem. It is half-lined in black fleece with the bottom section of the lining made of purple cotton. Areas of wear to the lining and around the bottom.
Country of Design: England
Paul Smith Jeans
Brown mohair and wool single breasted jacket (part of a suit) which fastens with two buttons. Lined in black satin acetate. Moth damage.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Katharine Hamnett
Tailcoat made from an olive green wool. As with the traditional tailcoat design, the front of the coat is cut away and stops just around waist length. The skirt of the coat at the rear is split and has has two tapering sections or 'tails.' These finish at approximately knee length. The coat is double breasted with a black velvet collar with pointed lapels. Fastening at the front, there are six gilt, metal buttons [not original] and four metal, shank buttons covered in black and olive green silk brocade. There are three gilt buttons and two fabric covered buttons on either side of the opening, which fasten through button holes on the opposing side of the opening. The coat is unlined.
Unknown
Stiffened white collar with five horizontal buttonholes which enable it to be attached to / removed from the inside of a British Army No.1 Dress Jacket [2022.36.20.1].
British Army
Khaki blazer with cream contrast stitching. There is a notch lapel covering a line of security stitching holding back the facing. The jacket is unlined, with facings on the hems finished with contrast stitching. The centre front closes with three brown buttons and cream button holes. There is a double jet pocket on the chest, closed with a button. The side panel is shaped into a curve panel finished with a line of tripple top stitching, with the inside panel shaped with a top stitched dart. The curved panel continues into the underarm where it cuts off the front sleeve seam. Both the front and back sleeve seam, and curved seam are finished with tripple top stitching. The centre back and back seams are finised in the same way, with a single vent in the centre back. The jacket it entirely unstructured. Made in Japan.
Issey Miyake
Double breasted jacket made of black polyester and polyurethane mix fabric. It has six plastic or horn dark brown buttons and fastens with two. There are two large patch pockets at the hips with flaps of black double layer grosgrain and one angled inset pocket at the left chest. The cuffs fasten with four small plastic or horn dark brown buttons with working buttonholes. The main body of the jacket is unlined, the sleeves are lined in black viscose. Dark blue Lanvin label on the inside left chest pocket.
Lanvin
Dark brown sleeved liner jacket. Dark blue quilted body features a mix of two argyle stitches which overlap each other. Five metal poppers used for centre front closure. Two corduroy welt pockets on each side of jacket fronts. Dark brown corduroy bias binding finishes the neckline, front closure and hem of jacket. Lined in an acetate turquoise fabric with a half moon shaped patch of pink fabric at the centre back. Label featuring 'Joe Casely- Hayford' located at back neck. To be worn underneath 2021.6.2.1.
Joe Casely-Hayford
Dark brown sleeveless corduroy jacket. Features two bellows pockets with pocket flaps on either side of the front. Four buttons for centre front closure. Classic stand collar finished with top stitching and a buttoned tab across collar. Jacket has a centre back seam and vent. Jacket is fully lined with pink fabric and features a welt pocket on the left breast. Label featuring 'Joe Casely- Hayford' located at back neck. The jacket is designed to be worn with sleeved quilted under jacket [2021.6.2.2].
Joe Casely-Hayford
