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 dark olive green trouser liners (to be worn with over trousers 2016.146.1). They are made of a coated outer with a wool bonded inner layer. The liner is attached to the over trousers with press stud fastenings around the outside waistband and two at the trouser cuffs.
Country of Design: United States
Alamo Mfg. Co. Inc.
Pair of olive green cotton trousers with brown wool pile lining. They have a heavy metal zip down the front of each leg from the waist to the cuff. They fasten with a zip fly opening at the centre front and have a zipped opening at each hip. There are flapped pockets on each thigh and two at the rear. The back of the cuffs are made of knit ribbed wool (holes and damage). Buttons around the waistband to attach trouser braces 2016.107.2. On the left front at the top they have a star with wings surrounded by a circle with 'ARMY AIR FORCES' underneath printed in white. Label in the centre back waist lining.
Country of Design: United States
Aero Leather Clothing Co.
Pair of dark olive green over trousers (to be worn with trouser liner 2016.146.2). They fasten with an angled fly and black metal press studs with a metal clip and bar attached to a leather strap at the right side waist band. There are two flapped pockets at the rear and the liner is attached to the over trousers with press stud fastenings around the inside waistband and two at the trouser cuffs.
Country of Design: United States
Alamo Mfg. Co. Inc.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
British Fire Brigade
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
Blue denim jeans with twisted seams on the legs. They have a button fly and two tabs and a buckle at the centre back to clinch the waist. Heavy wear and fraying to the back of the trouser hems. Label 30 waist, 34 length.
Levi's
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
Dark blue cotton straight leg jeans with narrow black elasticated panels inset into the seams down the outside of each leg, at the centre back from the waist and angled across the back at the hips. They close centre front with a metal press stud and Riri zip fly. There are six belt loops at the waist with no waistband. Makers label in the centre back of the waistband.
Vexed Generation
Pair of printed denim jeans. Heavy twill white cotton denim has been digitally printed with a design in orange, green, pink, blue and shades of grey. The design features photographic full-length portrait illustrations of two boys and a girl in a large scale down the front of both legs and the back of the right leg. They fasten centre front with a metal YKK zip and a metal 'Ahluwalia' embossed button. The waistband has five button loops. There are curved inset pockets to the front hips and two patch pockets at the rear. Label in the inside centre waistband.
Ahluwalia