Tuxedo jacket in a black woollen fabric. Jacket has a shawl collar in a silky fabric and is front fastening by a single plastic button. The jacket has three pockets; a welted, breast pocket on the left side of the opening, and two jetted pockets at the waist. A 22.5cm dart runs up from the inner edge of each of these pockets. At each cuff, there are four silk covered, shank buttons. There is no vent at the back of the jacket. The inside of the jacket is lined and there are jetted pockets on either side of the chest.
Selfridges
Single breasted jacket in a grey woollen tweed fabric with a blue over check. Jacket is front fastening via four buttons, has a short, square lapel and a two button cuff. There is an angled, welted breast pocket on the left side of the chest. Flat pockets are on either side of the waist Above the waist pocket on the left side is a smaller, welted pocket [likely for a pocket watch]. The inside of the jacket is lined and has a large button up pocket with two buttons [called a flat cap pocket or poachers pocket].
Unknown
Single breasted two button brown pin stripe wool tailored jacket (part of a three piece bespoke suit). It has a slightly rounded wide collar and lapels, two flapped pockets at the hips and one angled welted pocket at the left chest. Button hole in the left lapel and two side back vents. Cuffs have four small brown buttons. Label on the inside: Stovel & Mason Ltd, London.
Country of Design: England
Stovel & Mason Limited
Jacket of dark blue jersey.
Marks & Spencer
Jacket from three piece wool tweed workwear suit with cotton lining. The wool tweed is dark grey herringbone twill with widely set one thread stripes in red and green. The jacket is single breasted with notched collar and lapels that have been topstitched. It fastens with three black plastic buttons, has a welted angled breast pocket and two rounded flapped pockets at the hips. No back vent. It is lined in dark grey cotton twill with the sleeves in plain cream cotton. There is an inside jetted chest pocket to the right side of the lining, a smaller jetted chest pocket to the left side and a large jetted pocket with button closure across the left inside lining at waist level. Label sewn to the right inner pocket.
Tuff as Steel
Brown twill stripe fabric tailored jacket printed in a diagonal pattern with black flocking across the front of the body and sleeves. It is single breasted, has a narrow collar and lapel with a high break line. It fastens with three black plastic buttons and has two angled flapped pockets at the hips. It has deep vents at the cuffs (no fastenings) and a centre back vent. It is lined in white finely woven cotton with the sleeves lined in striped cotton and has two inside chest pockets (sewn closed).
Harjette, James
Green wool serge jacket with detachable belt and removable metal collar studs with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) insignia embossed on them. It fastens centre front with four plastic buttons, the top three are embossed with the USMC insignia, the fourth at the waist is plain. It has four pleated patch pockets with flaps that fasten with a button plastic shank button embossed with the USMC insignia. The same buttons fasten the two shoulder epaulettes. On the shoulder of each sleeve is a sewn on rank badge of red wool with three green chevron stripes and two crossed rifles. The lower part of each sleeve has a year of service badge of two green diagonal stripes on red wool. It is half lined in green rayon and has a size label - 37R - in the back of the neck and manufacturers label on the inside of the inside breast pocket. The belt is stamped twice in black ink with 'CUNNINGHAM G B' and is missing the belt buckle. Worn with medal ribbons and green and red braid fourragère.
Country of Design: United States
Country of Manufacture: United States
Keywords: Military uniform, army uniform, dress uniform, ceremonial uniform
United States Army
Country of Design: United States
United States Armed Forces
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
Short single breasted jacket (part of a two piece suit) in brown 'Silkana' wool worsted and silk fabric. The fabric has a very fine dark brown or black stripe through it. The jacket has a narrow turn down collar and lapel with a defined roll and high break point. It fastens with two brown plastic buttons and has two jetted and flapped horizontal pockets at the waist. On the left chest is a slightly angled welted pocket. The short cuff vents have three small brown plastic buttons and the back is one piece with two vents in the side seams. It is lined in dark brown rayon and has a cord hanging loop in the back of the neck. Two interior jetted chest pockets and makers labels on the inside chest.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Hepworths
