Sleeveless vest/coat created with an antiqued foiled lace bonded to a base fabric. The back finishes at waist height, with extended panels on the front to knee length. The centre front fastens halfway with 5 concealed buttons.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Alexander McQueen
Black wool single breasted vest or waistcoat - part of a three-piece suit. It has a v-neck and fastens down the front with six black buttons. It has four slanted pockets - two chest and two at waist. The fronts were pointed but have been altered by taking up the points to the underside and stitching. The back is made of black cotton sateen and has a back strap with a black japanned two prong metal buckle with 'BRITISH' embossed into it. It is lined in cream striped cotton. There is a factory label on the inside of the left top pocket.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Keywords: Formal day wear
Montague Burton Ltd
Dark blue waistcoat with round neck and no collar which fastens with five heavy metal (lead) shank buttons. The buttons are orb shaped and crudely faceted. The buttonholes are hand stitched. The waistcoat has two angled pockets with flaps at hips and two small side vents. It is lined in blue acetate rayon. Part of a suit, with matching trousers. Bespoke.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: England
Take 6
Season: Liam Hodges aw14 Druid Road January 2014
Material: cotton and tape vest.
Liam Hodges
Single breasted sleeved waistcoat (part of a suit of waistcoat and trousers) in grey wool with six small black plastic shank buttons to the front. It has a turn down lapel at the front and no collar. There are two matched pairs of horizontal jetted inset pockets on either side of the centre front. The sleeves are made of heavy duty grey cotton grey with a red pinstripe and have dark grey cuffs. It is lined in black synthetic material. The back of the waistcoat is longer than the front and there are small vents in each side seam. It has the original factory label to inside front of the waistcoat with measurements and sticker with date stamp 'Apr 80'.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Keywords: Railway uniform, civil uniform, work wear
British Rail
Tan coloured cotton canvas waistcoat with brown nylon quilted padding to the right shoulder and brown nylon section across the back yoke. Zip fastening centre front - Simoo' brand - one patch pocket to left chest, two large patch pockets with flaps at the hips, two sections of gathered cotton webbing slots for shotgun shells above the hip pockets. Zip and buttons on the back where a detachable pocket would have fastened (missing).
Country of Design: United States of America
Stream-Field
Tan coloured cotton canvas waistcoat with four sections of gathered cotton webbing slots for shotgun shells on the front. It fastens with five plastic buttons centre front and has one small patch pocket on the left chest and two rounded patch pockets at hips with angled openings. It has a pouched game pocket on the back with openings on two sides and which is lined in a waterproof material.
Country of Design: United States of America
Country of Manufacture: Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Black Sheep Brand
Funnel neck waistcoat in a stretch fabric, navy with a light blue pinstripe. There is darted shaping at the front neckline, and front and back waist. The centre front fastens with six concealed buttons. No pockets.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Alexander McQueen
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
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
