Pirate waistcoat, shirt and trousers
1981–1982
Design credits
Vivienne Westwood · Malcolm McLaren
Materials
Cotton plain weave
House / label
World’s End
Collection
Pirate, autumn/winter 1981–1982
Archive reference
Musée Mode & Dentelle, Brussels · C2019.228.03E.01-03
Behind the design
The ensemble combines a waistcoat, a long shirt with full sleeves and trousers with an asymmetric waistband. Its historicizing shapes helped define the New Romantic look.
