Freddie Mercury's formal wear, 1980s

Freddie Mercury’s formal wear

A cream moiré satin double-breasted waistcoat with pointed lapels, two jetted pockets and six mother-of-pearl buttons, the back of ivory satin with adjustable strap with white metal buckle, lined in ivory satin with burgundy and blue stripes, unlabelled but probably by David Chambers; with a collarless dinner shirt, labelled ‘Austin Reed’, unworn, a stiff white cotton wing collar, stamped inside ‘Gieves & Hawkes’; and a white textured cotton pre-tied bow tie, labelled ‘Selfridges’

(qty 4)