Grey Persian Lamb coat/jacket.....1940s or 50s?

[laurenm]

hi Everyone,
Many of the coats/jackets I"ve seen like this are listed as 1940s....I'm pretty sure this is not a swing coat.....is it a car coat? Is there another name?

Thanks alot,
Lauren

 

[laurenm]

oh, I meant to add that the measurements are:
Length: 31 inches
Bust: 43
Hips: 46

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

"Swing coat" is another one of those abused terms - I'd call yours an evening coat or just fur jacket, rather than car coat (car coats are casual) and date as early '50s.

I love Astrakhan/Persian lamb, it's such a beautiful material and the grey is very elegant.

 

[cmpollack]

Lovely! Like Nicole, I'm a sucker for grey persian lamb... (I don't see this as a swing coat either).

It looks like one button is a replacement, and maybe that one is missing? (Either that, or there are supposed to be "lapels" which button up at the neck on cold days?)

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Thanks for the measurements: a normal jacket will be about 3 inches bigger on the hips than on the bust, so to be a "swing" it needs to swing, which is to say, be considerably bigger around the hips that the bust, so that it moves when you walk.

 

[laurenm]

Thanks both,
Early 50s evening coat/jacket it is.
I've never heard that term 'astrakhan' before....interesting...my mom had a coat back in the day and she called it mouton (which after a quick wikipedia search I see is sheepskin made to look like beaver or seal)...she cut it up one year and made my sister and I bear costumes for hallowe'en....I've also seen the term "Boucle" used sometimes describing what I've always thought of as curly persian lamb??

 

[pinky-a-gogo]

You should check out the VFG fur resource. http://vintagefashionguild.org/fur-resource/

 

[laurenm]

Thanks Pink! I always forget about the fur and fabric resource.

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Boucle is a chunky wool weave that is sometimes used as a faux Astrakhan/Persian lamb. In fact my favourite jacket is a black boucle version of yours.