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            98 Archival description results for Suit

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            2018.79.2 · Item · 1948-1955
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            High waisted, pleated grey wool trouser with cummerbund style waistband with extended tab at the centre front which is secured with four buttons. The internal tab also has four buttons and there are six ivory buttons sewn on around the waistband for the attachment of braces. It has a front change pocket with flap and button closure on the right side and two slant front pockets along with two back jetted pockets with button closures. It has '30W, 30L' written in pen into the waistband and features stitched turn ups.
            Country of Design: England
            Country of Manufacture: England
            Hepworths
            2018.89.1 · Item · 27th November 1968
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Custom made suit pinstripe navy jacket with very high break point traditional with sixties Mod styling. It fastens with three black plastic buttons and a hidden fourth button below to secure it below the waist. It tapers in at the waist with slanted welt pockets with flaps and an extra ticket pocket on the right side. There are three buttons on each cuff. There are double vents at the back. It is fully lined with the body in navy and the sleeve lining in cream stripe and a single breast pocket in the left side.

            Country of Design: England
            Burton
            2018.89.2 · Item · 27th November 1968
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Navy pinstripe trousers are a slim straight cut with flat back and frogmouth front pockets. The waistband and pockets are lined with cream cotton. The trousers fasten with a 'Lightning' zip, (Birmingham makers of zip fasteners) and there is an internal button tab and hook and bar for extra security. There are two back single jetted pockets and button closures. There is a very small vent at the hem of each outer leg and the hems are bound in black viscose.
            Country of Design: England
            Burton
            2018.98.2 · Item · 1980s
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Tommy Nutter brown checked darted waistcoat with blue, green and orange detailing. It has lapels and a button fastening made up of five brown plastic buttons with a sixth button as decoration. It has two shallow slant welt pockets on the front and has a brown viscose lining back with adjustable back cinch with gunmetal slider held in position by a loop just to the left of the centre back. The waistcoat is lined in cream cotton.
            Country of Design: England
            Country of Manufacture: Italy
            Tommy Nutter
            2017.142.1 · Item · 1969
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            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
            2018.188.1 · Item · 1970s
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Dark green pinstripe fitted single breasted jacket with wide curved lapels. It closes with two green buttons and has two buttons on each cuff (non working) It is drawn in at the waist with darts thats run into two large flap front pockets and an angled ticket pocket on the left breast. There is an internal ticket pocket in the right flap pocket. It is fully lined in green polyester and features two lower internal pockets.
            Country of Design: England
            Country of Manufacture: England
            Austin Reed
            2018.188.2 · Item · 1970s
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Dark green pinstripe wool flared trousers. They have a zip fastening and are secured with two hook and bars. The trousers have two single welt pockets that sit horizontally under the waistband and a jetted pocket on the back right pocket secured with a button. The waistband has curved adjustable buttoned tabs positioned at the side seams. The back seam has been let out 2cm to allow for a wider fit at the waist. The waistband is finished with a tailored facing and the pocket bags are constructed out of the same white nylon.
            Country of Design: England
            Country of Manufacture: England
            Austin Reed
            2018.189 · Item · early 2000's
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Navy crew neck long sleeved merino wool top with black V circle logos on both elbows. It has neat narrow twin needle stitch at the neckline and a slightly wider twin needle around the cuffs and hem, where a soft bulked thread has been used for the overlock stitch to accommodate the stretch of the merino.
            Country of Design: England
            Country of Manufacture: England
            Austin Reed
            2018.246.2 · Item · early 1990s
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Black velvet waistcoat with pink acetate back. It has four pockets, two angled welt breast pockets and two flap pockets. It fastens with five gilt orb shank buttons with a sixth decorative button. The front is lined in pale pink acetate which also constructs the cinched back. Part of a selection of suits that Vivienne Westwood made for iconic hairstylist Sam McKnight from women's fabrics selected by McKnight, who worked with Westwood in the early 1990s before the launch of Westwood's MAN collections in 1996.
            Country of Design: England
            Country of Manufacture: England
            Vivienne Westwood
            2018.261.1 · Item · 1945-1948
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Brown double breasted suit jacket with six buttons. There is a pocket with flap on each side and a welt pocket on the left chest. The internal facing is separated in two halves, likely as a production fabric saving measure. Jacket has a peak lapel with a button hole on both sides. Jacket has three buttons on each sleeve. No back vents. Made in the United Kingdom. Designer unknown