Fur bib detail on a black woold dress

[Trish]

Hello friends,
I recently acquired this unique dress. I believe it is wool jersey (it has some stretch to it), and it is lined with a synthetic gauze-y material. A pleated bib is sewn on to one side of the zipper and snaps in place on the other side. The fur is long and glossy on the top and has a short, brownish undercoat.

What is the name of this detail? What era is the dress? Any ideas on the fur?

Here is a link to my picasa album with more photos.
https://picasaweb.google.com/106934563032995126028/BlackDressWithFur?authkey=Gv1sRgCO-C5J-o7q2jVw

Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge,
Trish

 

[bycin]

Dress is 60s. Wonder if it came with a coat... trying to figure out how else the bib worked and I think a matching coat was worn over the dress as an ensemble.

 

[cmpollack]

What an interesting (and slightly eccentric) detail! Maybe it is meant to mimic a tied scarf?

It looks 60s to me as well. Could the fur be fox? (Have you checked the fur resource?)

 

[Trish]

Good Morning,
I have checked he fur resource and this is the closest description to what I have:
"...River Otter fur appears black-brown... Otter fur consists of a very dense undercoat overlaid with longer guard hairs, which are usually removed by furriers."
I didn't think it was fox because of the color.
There are no tags, and it has a mixture of machine and hand stitching.
Trish

 

[cmpollack]

Remember that fur can be dyed any color, so that's not necessarily a clue! (I've got a 60s black velvet gown trimmed with black-dyed oppossum, which could be a contender, too).

It looks like fox in your second photo, and fox was a popular trim in 60s clothes. I don't think it's otter--too long-haired!