Help Identifying Era of this Racoon Fur Coat

Furwise said:
Yes, I agree with early 50s because of the shape of the coat and the lining used. Also common for the 50s is the collar, sleeve length/shape, and elasticized cuff which is also known as a wind cuff. The wind cuff was tailored to prevent cold air hitting the bare arm when entering into the sleeve cuff. This was really popular in 50s coats.

It's a nice coat. I am not speaking of the value of the fur itself but rather the beauty of the styling combined with the age. If you are going to keep it and want to enjoy it for years to come I would invest in having it at least cleaned and glazed by the furrier every one to two years. It will preserve the condition and make it last longer. You looked lovely in it too. Enjoy and wear it well. :)
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Caryn, I wondered what you made of that triangular neck piece in the lining and the decorative chain looped trim on this piece and the pocket lining too. Is it something you've seen before? is it just decorative or does it strengthen, provide weighting or some other purpose?
 
Thanks Marian!! I was trying to figure out if it was a womans coat or a mans coat, but the buttons are on the left so if the rule is true, I'm betting on it being a womans style. I'm certainly not going to stress over the decade of the coat for sure. I love that it is classic in style and it just makes me smile so that is all I'm concerned with! Of course my friends and family think I'm nuts but then that isn't anything new! I even had one friend say "old raccoon- I think not" LOL

Caryn- you look beautiful too! I can completely relate to not knowing where to even begin to shop! I actually found myself completely overwhelmed when I hit misses sizes by all the choices I had now that I never had before. At that point I found a great Image Consultant and saved up my pennies to do a 3 hour shopping trip with her to find my "style". She helped me to see what cuts fit my new body well and I have just improved and streamlined my style from there. My friends tell me I dress "Rich Texas Woman" because I love cowboy boots, long skirts, jackets and big chunky jewelry these days. If they only knew how frugal I really am and all the deals that I have found along the way that look expensive but cost me next to nothing!
 
Pinkcoke said:
Caryn, I wondered what you made of that triangular neck piece in the lining and the decorative chain looped trim on this piece and the pocket lining too. Is it something you've seen before? is it just decorative or does it strengthen, provide weighting or some other purpose?
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Melanie- I also noticed the fancy point edging on this pic that I missed posting and wondered about it too.
 

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Pinkcoke said:
Caryn, I wondered what you made of that triangular neck piece in the lining and the decorative chain looped trim on this piece and the pocket lining too. Is it something you've seen before? is it just decorative or does it strengthen, provide weighting or some other purpose?
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The triangular piece was intended to make that section of the coat stronger so the full weight of the lining was not stressed either when hung on a fur coat hanger or on the hook of a coat rack which is what that loop at the neckline is for.

As for this being a late 30s to early 40s coat. The styles throughout time do look similar but if this were a late 30s or early 40s coat I would have expected the shape of the bottom to be a bit fuller with the top being more more fitted, the collar being smaller, and the shoulders having a cap or puff style like the ones shown in this 1939 photo of faux lamb and real lamb fur coats. Maybe not all of these features I mentioned would be present but I would have expected some of them which were fitting to that time.

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