Mr Fish is one of the big names associated
with the 60’s British peacock revolution.He dressed rock stars including Mick
Jagger, Brian Jones and David Bowie.
Although it’s his shirts which he’s probably most
well-known for, his tailoring was equally exceptional and examples are rare and collectible.
This double-breasted blazer is made from a fancy
stripe of orange and light & dark browns on beige (see below for the colour
note). It has a long lean line which became more popular in the 1970s and is nicely
tailored, with a fitted waist and fastened with brass buttons.
Mick Jagger’s white outfit for the 1969 Hyde Park,
Brian Jones memorial concert and the mans “dress” which David Bowie wore on the
original 1970 cover of The Man Who Sold the World were all made by Mr Fish.
COLOUR NOTE
The close up photo of the lapel is a true colour representation of this
jacket stripe. I discovered my ipad assumes a white balance from the lightest
colour it detects and then adjusts everything to it. Hence the white cloth next
to the lapel in this photo is more
accurate.
Size
Measures
Pit to pit: 20 inches waist
19 inches across length 32 inches from nape of neck to hem.
Condition
In good condition and very wearable. The main notable issue is the
fraying of the buttonhole on the lapel (see closeup photo). There is some marking
to the lining on the underarms and shoulder areas and there are some very faint
marks on the right edged of the jacket which is overlapped, and therefore
hidden by the (left) double breasted side (again see photos for details).