Dior Astrakhan Coat

[grazia83]

Hi Everyone,
This is my second attempt at posting this thread. I was hoping you can help me date this Dior astrakhan coat. According to the label it was made for and by Holt Renfrew. I'm Canadian so I am probably a little too familiar with Holt Renfrew. As you can see, there is the name "Mona Oppe'" embroidered in the lining. I'm wondering if this might be a style name or something of the sort. I discovered a mink Dior online that had the name "Mona Nuttal" in the lining. So I'm also kind of curious about that. Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Apologies in advance if the photo quality is not the greatest.

Thanks

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[Linn]

Probably Mona Oppé was the original owner of the coat. In the US it was customary for the owner's initials (monogram) to be embroidered in fur coats.

 

[grazia83]

Any ideas in terms of its date?

 

[cactusandcattails]

It looks 50s or early 60s to me.

 

[Jonathan]

Dior for Holt Renfrew was around from 1951 until 1963 (? not sure of the last date but its around there) so it has to be in that time frame. The high closure is nice and suggests a 50s to me - middly-late 50s?

 

[grazia83]

I just wanted to thank you all for your help!