Jacket of dark blue jersey.
Marks & Spencer
Pair of dark blue jersey tailored slim fit trousers.
Marks & Spencer
Trousers from three piece wool tweed workwear suit with cotton lining. The wool tweed is dark grey herringbone twill - the tweed is different from the jacket and waistcoat. The trousers have a high-rise waist, wide leg with turn up cuffs, two front pockets and a single rear pocket which fastens with a buttoning flap. The front waist has no separate waistband, the back waist is made up of triangular sections and with a centre V-notch. The front fly fastens with black plastic buttons and there are four buttons at the front waist and four at the back for braces. The pockets and waist are lined in white twill cotton which is stained. Large number of holes and moth damage.
Tuff as Steel
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
Brown twill stripe fabric tailored trousers printed with black flocking in a diagonal design across the front. The flock print begins below the hips following a curved line matching the front of the suit jacket. They fasten centre front with a button fly and have rounded cut away pockets at the front hips. There are two angled jetted pockets at the back. The waistband lining and pocket bags are made of cream twill cotton.
Harjette, James
Pair of black made-to-measure narrow leg trousers (part of a two piece suit) with deep crotch. Made of cotton and linen mix fabric.
Pokit
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
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