Overcoat
Lord John
About 1968
Wool
Museum no. T.75-1983
Given by Mr David Shilling

Fitted midi- and maxi-length overcoats, dramatically belted, were a staple of the fashionable man's wardrobe between 1968 and 1972. This denim-style version with contrasting white topstitching was bought at Lord John, a boutique chain run by brothers David and Warren Gold. With his Rolls Royce, expensive jewelry and penchant for high-profile court cases, Warren Gold played up to the image of the self-made 'rag trade' king.