Coral shorts with beige cord pocket bearer and back jet pocket detail. Both sides of the shorts have a pleat in the centre and a dart each side of the pleat. The inside has a branded tailored waist banding. They fasten with a zip, hook and bar and button on the inner fly bearer. The hem is finished with a double turned and slip stitch. The waistband has seven belt loops around the short, set down from the top edge, secured with a bar tack. Fly stitching is with a pick stitch.
Alexander McQueen
Orange two tone shorts, worn as look 9 on runway as part of Robyn's MA graduate collection. Shorts have a fly front, closing with a zip fly and hook and bar centre front. The front is flat until the hip point, and from here the shorts are elasticated around the back. The centre front fabric is a brighter orange Ventile fabric, which runs across the back and creates a curve across the body. Seamed at the hip point on the front with a line that curves outwards slightly, the remaining fabric is a darker orange, lighter weight fabric. The side seam has a hidden pocket.
Designed and Made in UK
Robyn Lynch
White cotton twill sports shorts with double buckle tabs at the centre front waistband for fastening. Button fly and inset pockets in the side seams. Makers label with date on the inside.
Harrods
Black and white all-in-one cycling bib shorts (or suit) with padded crotch and ‘look mum no hands!’ print. The top part has a deep U-shaped neck opening in white textured mesh creating wide straps over the shoulders and a Y-shaped back. The edges of the neck and armholes are trimmed with white binding. The bottom half of the suit is black with thigh-length shorts. On each outer leg and across the lower back is the 'look mum no hands!' print. The Champion System logo of a stylised cyclist is on the inside leg in white and either side of the words on the back. The bottom of each leg has a pale blue and white stripe. There is a small white mesh patch pocket in the centre of the back.
Champion System UK
Black stiff nylon shorts. The close centre front with a zip fly and have a tab at the waistband that fastens with a black plastic button and a metal clip. They have angled pockets at the front hips and a back patch pocket on the right side with a flap that fastens with a black plastic button. Garment and care label in the back of the waistband. Original garment tag attached with cotton string (in Object File).
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Bukta
Black and yellow shorts with 'Bukta' logo embroidered in yellow thread on the right lower leg and the Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club badge of a wolf's head embroidered in yellow thread on the right lower leg. The main part of the shorts is black fabric embossed with the wolf's head logo in a diamond pattern. Down the outside of each leg is a yellow stripe, on the left leg stripe are the initials 'W W F C' embroidered in black thread. The waist is elasticated sewn down with two rows of double stitching.
Bukta
Dark blue wool and vicuña sports shorts with very full balloon legs which curve out at the thigh. The shorts have a waistband and fasten centre front with a plastic button tab at the top and short button fly. The inside waistband is lined in dark blue cotton. Label in the back of the inside waistband.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Bukta
Pair of long cotton tailored shorts with a double waist, creating the effect of the top part of a pair of underwear above the waistband of the shorts. The main shorts are made of finely striped cotton in grey and beige. They close centre front with a Lampo zip fly and metal hook and bar on the waistband. The waistband has five belt loops and there is a jetted pocket at the back right which fastens with a button. There are two small pleats at the front and the legs of the shorts have wide turn ups. Sewn into the inside waistband is the second waistband made of cream finely striped cotton which fastens with one cream plastic button. It has two pleats at the front, the waistband has an embroidered motif of an anchor overlaid with the McQueen 'Q' on the left side and an elasticated back. Size 48.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Alexander McQueen
Pair of short trousers made of MTP (Multi Terrain Pattern) camouflage fabric. They have a wide draw cord waistband with four long belt loops and a green webbing tape. Across the front and back crotch is a khaki green elasticated insert. The inner crotch between the legs is made of beige mesh. Over the inner thigh area at back and front are pockets sewn onto the trousers with three khaki webbing tabs (designed for armour plates to be inserted). There are two large oval shaped khaki green patches at the knees and the trouser legs go to just below the knee. They have an elasticated band around the bottom hem and there are long zips down each outer leg. There are flapped pockets (for armour inserts) down each outer leg which layer across the zips and fasten down the back of each leg with three triangular tabs with press studs. These trousers are designed to be worn with seven armour plates (not included).
Designer unknown
Pair of dark blue cotton twill shorts with elasticated waist. They fasten centre front with a short button fly that has two black horn buttons. Label in the back of the waistband with manufacturer and War Department 'broad arrow' marking.
WM. McMullan & Sons Ltd
