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Bright Blue Cardboard Jacket Pattern Piece
This is not a garment - it's a sewing pattern piece made of cardboard, which is a tool for garment construction rather than clothing itself. · 1980s · British
Designer
Henry Poole & Co.
Production
artisan-craft
Material
cardboard
Culture
British
Influences
Savile Row tailoring tradition
A bright blue cardboard pattern piece with curved edges and geometric cutouts, displaying the precise technical construction used in professional tailoring. The piece shows clean, angular lines with notches and alignment marks typical of commercial pattern-making. Created by Henry Poole & Co., the renowned Savile Row tailoring house, this represents the intersection of traditional British tailoring craftsmanship with 1980s menswear construction. The cardboard appears sturdy and well-constructed for repeated use in garment production. The curved sections and strategic cutouts suggest this piece was designed for fitting around body contours, likely for a structured jacket or coat component requiring precise shaping.
jacketregular fitcollarlesship length
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This is not a garment - it's a sewing pattern piece made of cardboard, which is a tool for garment construction rather than clothing itself. · 1980s
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1980s · 1980s
Designer·Henry Poole & Co.
LINEAGEsame era→ directed
Lineage: “Savile Row bespoke tailoring”
These blue cardboard pattern pieces from Henry Poole & Co. capture the DNA of Savile Row tailoring in its most elemental form—the templates that have shaped English menswear for over a century. Both pieces show the house's characteristic precision in their clean lines and methodical construction markings, with the jacket front panel revealing those telltale dart placements that create the chest's subtle suppression.
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