Freddie Mercury's black satin jacket and trousers, worn at a photoshoot and press reception, 1974 - 1976

Freddie Mercury's black satin jacket and trousers, worn at a photoshoot and press reception, 1974 - 1976

A vintage jacket of black silk satin jacket with pleated collar and ruched lapels, cross-over front with tie fastening to left side, sleeves gathered at cuffs, lined with pale pink silk, unlabelled; with a pair of black satin trousers with concealed zip fastening.

(qty 2)

This jacket can be seen being worn by Freddie during a photoshoot with Mick Rock in June 1974 (in in at least one photo he also wears a silver choker, lot 111). The jacket was also worn for a press reception at the London Coliseum on 10 September 1976, for the presentation of gold discs for Queen, Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack, on which occasion Freddie is also wearing his silver snake bangle (lot 28).

The trousers included here are identical to those seen in a Mick Rock photograph of Freddie performing on stage with Queen in 1974, wearing a black wraparound top with yellow diamante decoration (lot 39). These trousers are slightly different to others from this period included in the auction as the waistband has no button fastening.

LITERATURE

Killer Queen, Genesis Publications, pp. 74, 75, 82 & 88 and the insert between pp. 105 & 6 (black jacket illus.) and p.68 (trousers illus.)

Matt Richards & Mark Langhorne, Somebody To Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury, Blink Publishing, 2017 (paperback edition), illustrated between pp.136 & 137 (trousers illus.)

SPECIAL NOTICE

This lot is being sold for private use only. No right to reproduce or otherwise commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property in the lots is included with the sale of lot. Queen Productions Limited and Queen Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.