Freddie Mercury’s Japanese kimono-style jacket

Freddie Mercury’s Japanese kimono-style jacket

a Japanese kimono-style jacket of black silk woven with a multi-coloured pattern of folding fans [an auspicious Japanese symbol] decorated with flowers and foliage including chrysanthemums, peonies, bamboo and plum, the label with Japanese lettering translated as ‘AIZENYA’, possibly the name of a shop or manufacturer

Freddie was photographed wearing this jacket during an interview, probably in Copenhagen, 12 May 1977.

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