14th/20th King's Hussars Full Dress Uniform Tunic

• 2017.030
• Item
• 1914

Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Navy blue facecloth wool tunic with horizontal yellow mohair cord looped lacing (braid) down the front, Austrian knots on the sleeve cuffs and the back. The yellow mohair cord also binds the front opening, hem, cuffs and the stand collar. It close...

British Army

Peek & Cloppenburg Tailcoat

• 2017.085
• Item
• 1901-1920

Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Black wool double breasted tailcoat with peak lapels and square taills. It has six black woven thread wrapped shank buttons down the front with six (open) buttonholes. Two of the same buttons are at the centre back waist, and two smaller black thr...

Peek & Cloppenburg

Boating Blazer

• 2017.351.2
• Item
• 1900-1920

Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Red wool flannel blazer or jacket, single breasted with three brass shank buttons. The jacket is trimmed with red grosgrain ribbon around the collar, pockets, cuffs and the bottom hem. The ribbon has two fine black stripes on each edge. The front ...

Designer unknown

Billings & Edmonds Evening Waistcoat with Shawl Collar

• 2017.351.4
• Item
• 1900 - 1920

Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Black wool bespoke tailored evening waistcoat with deep shawl collar trimmed with fine black braid around the collar, pocket welts and the front bottom hem. It is lined with cream silk satin which has been hand stitched and the back is made of bla...

Billings & Edmonds Ltd

White Tie Scarlet Hunt Tailcoat with 3rd (Kings Own) Hussar Hunt Buttons

• 2018.181
• Item
• 1914

Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Red white tie tailcoat belonging to the 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars cavalry regiment. It features striking 3rd Hussars hunt brass buttons by Pitt & Co. Ltd with two positioned on either side of the front jacket and four smaller buttons o...

Designer unknown

Burton Tailcoat

• 2018.72
• Item
• 1917

Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Black wool gentleman's tailcoat from 1917 with contrast fabric peaked lapels. It has six decorative black plastic buttons in a V formation on the front of the coat and a welt breasted pocket. There are two buttons on the waistline above the b...

Burton

B.V.D. White Cotton Athletic Union Suit

• 2019.176.1
• Item
• 1914-1930

Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

White lightweight woven cotton 'athletic union suit' underwear. It is a one-piece garment, sleeveless with a V-neck and scoop back, opens down the centre front and fastens with five white buttons. There is a flap opening at the back whi...

B.V.D.

Aertex Artificial Silk Underwear

• 2019.185
• Item
• nd [1910-1930]

Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Pair of pale cream underwear made of fine artificial silk and cotton with legs to mid-thigh. They have a high waist with woven cotton reinforcing the inside fly. At the centre back of the waist are four eyelet holes to allow lacing for fitting. Th...

Aertex

Pair of Silk Socks

• 2020.10
• Item
• nd [1900-1920]

Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

Pair of socks made of finely knitted cream silk. They have decorative clocks on each side and long ribbing sections at the top. The toes, heels and foot of the socks are shaped through the knitting. They have been darned and mended with a patch on...

Unknown

Burberrys United States Army First World War Uniform - Jacket

• 2020.51.1
• Item
• nd [1917-1918]

Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

United States Army uniform made of heavy khaki coloured wool. The jacket or tunic has four patch pockets on the front and with badges for the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) 4th Infantry Division, Sergeant chevrons, honourable discharge chevron...

Burberry