Hi! I stumbled upon this beautiful coat at a Goodwill and was looking for help dating it. It is from H.B. Burnett Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas with the inside label reading "Colt Fashions New York" Lot 8. It is definitely real suede, I suspect real fur. Has pockets but no front closures of any kind and 3 quarter length kimono sleeves. When trying to research Colt Fashions I just keep coming across a lot of unwanted Colt 45 revolver information ♀️ If anyone has any knowledge regarding this piece I would love to hear it! Thank you
I did a little snooping on newspapers.com (paid subscription) and see 1950s ads for Colt Fashions. They were made of colt skin, and very costly. Chicago Tribune, 1959 Chicago Tribune, 1956 Amazingly, this coat came in pearlized silver, pink or blue. I didn't see ads outside of 1950s to early 60s.
Oh my goodness, thank you so much! This is so interesting and very helpful. I knew it was special when I saw it, but wow! I was assuming 50s to 60s as well but really wanted to find some more information. Thank you for this
