Freddie Mercury's lounge suits and accessories, late 1980s

Freddie Mercury’s lounge suits and accessories

Late 1980s

Two self-stripe wool suits, one navy blue, the other charcoal grey, both double-breasted jackets with shawl collars, flap pockets and breast pocket, with four button fastening and two buttons to cuff, both lined with blue and black patterned satin with two interior pockets, labelled ‘Arrston Volaju / Kohshin Satoh’, both with corresponding trousers with pleated fronts, waistband with concealed hook and eye fastening, two back pockets, similarly labelled, the charcoal grey suit with brown imitation leather belt; with two ivory cotton shirts one labelled ‘Jun Men’ the other ‘St Michael’; a pair of silk ties with identical patterns in two different colourways, one black with pale green and bronze coloured pattern, the other black with silvery grey and rust coloured pattern, both labelled ‘Jun Men’; and a pair of black leather lace-up shoes, the insoles labelled ‘Roland Cartier’, with leather soles, size 42 ½ [unworn]

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