Freddie Mercury’s off stage t-shirts and vests including a ‘Gold’s Gym California’ vest, mid-1980s

-a pale blue cotton vest printed with red lettering ‘Gold’s Gym California’ and in black with a caricature of a weightlifter, labelled inside ‘Sneakers’; and

- a red ribbed cotton vest with ‘Market Tavern’ lettering printed in black and an image of the rear view of a naked male torso, label removed; and

- a white cotton vest with burgundy trim, with ‘Fisherman’s Club’ lettering printed in black and an image of the head and shoulders of a uniformed sailor; and

- a plain ribbed turquoise cotton vest labelled ‘Healthknii’; and

- a metallic gold bomber jacket (with some green discoloration), with brown knitted collar, cuffs and hem, embellished with several woven cloth patches including a khaki patch embroidered in black ‘US Army’ to right breast, two brown and gold embroidered ‘regimental honours’ patches to right arm, and a gold and turquoise ‘BD’ embroidered logo patch to left arm, two slip pockets, two button fastening breast pockets, zip-fastening to front, padded brown ‘silk’ lining , labelled inside ‘Grenoble Nyloprene, Styled By Briarcliff’

Just a part of this lot is available for the exhibition.

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