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- Designed in 1939 for eventual wear in bomb shelters, the " Blue Alert " was re-christened " Siren Suit " by Winston Churchill.
- Cut loose, with zippered and button closures, a belt and large simple pockets, siren suits were made of many fabrics but most typically wool or other materials available under clothing rationing.
- Similar in style to boilersuits worn by many workers including mechanics, brick layers and tank crews to protect their standard clothing, the siren suit was invented by Churchill as an original leisure suit in the 1930s.
- The " siren suit " favoured by Winston Churchill ( but also worn by many others in the UK when air raids were a threat ) during the Second World War was closely similar to a boilersuit.
- These collections have such items as his paintings, letters, signed books and, at one, such personal effects as his siren suit, a one-piece zippered affair he designed so he could easily slip out of bed or the bath and leave for shelter when a siren sounded.