evening suit

Arthur Shepherd

Summary

Coat; turned down collar and pointed revers; buttonhole in left rever; fronts in one section to waist extending to side back; dart each side fastening with one button and buttonhole; sloping breast pocket on left; breast pocket in lining at each side; back in four shaped sections to waist with centre back seam; two buttons at waist; two centre back sections continuing as skirt; skirt section cut back from front; side back in one section; shoulders and front chest padded; long sleeves in two sections seamed at outside and inside arm; three buttons and buttonholes over sewn-down wrist vent. Waistcoat; white cotton pique, lining and back white glazed cotton fronts each in one section with pointed waistline; fastening with four pearl buttons and buttonholes to low V neck with rounded revers; sloping pocket each side waist; back in two sections; belt at waist fastening with buckle stamped 'Prima'; white label inside back of neck woven in black 'Arthur Shepherd Oxford Cambridge', marked in ink 'W.R.cousins'. Trousers; black and grey striped twilled woollen cloth top edge lined white cotton striped brown; top edge shaped for braces at back, button stamped H.W.W. Woodward, Oxford at point each side of centre; belt below fastening with buckle; two buttons each side of front for braces; concealed centre front fastening with six buttons and buttonholes; pocket lined white cotton each side; dart each side of back below waist; seamed centre front and centre back and at inner and outer leg.