Jacket of denim and woven wool, designed by Culture Shock for Blitz, made in England, 1986.

Jacket of denim and woven wool, and with four slanted welt pockets which are features on this offbeat jacket with its bespoke 'tailoring' theme. Large hand-tucked stitches worked in white thread, and narrow, black and white 'tape measure' trims the front edge. The collar is blue denim.

Purchased. Registered File number 1986/1713.

This jacket was displayed in an exhibition at the V&A in Gallery 57, organised by the Exhibitions Section rather than the Fashion and Textiles department. The show brought together over twenty top international designers who were each invited by Blitz magazine to adapt, modify and reinterpret a classic denim jacket into a completely new design. For example, Joseph produced a knitted version with "Joe's Angels" on the back and a design of cherubs, and Rifat Ozbek heavily trimmed the basic jacket with military frogging, braiding and epaulettes. The jackets were all illustrated in Blitz. Following the exhibition at the V&A, the jackets were sold at a charity auction to benefit the Prince's Trust, at which time the Fashion and Textiles department purchased this Culture Shock jacket.
-Daniel Milford-Cottam (2011)

Designed for Blitz

Attribution note: Commissioned by Blitz magazine in aid of the Prince's Trust in 1986

This customised jacket was designed by Culture Shock, a label run by Yuzun Koga and Jeannie Macarthur. The four slanted, welt pockets are the main feature of this offbeat jacket with its bespoke ‘tailoring’ theme. Large, hand tucked stitches are worked in white thread, and a narrow, black and white ‘tape measure’ trims the front edge.

The garment was among 21 customised Levi denim jackets commissioned in aid of the Princes’s Trust by Blitz magazine in 1986.

T.149-1986