Help with Cyn Les fur collar cardigan

[CarlyAnn]

I tried to do some research on this piece but I can't find the same tag, and an estimate dating for it would help a lot. thanks!

also the collar is detachable

 

[Pinkcoke]

I find garments with Orlon marked on them tend to be from the 60's when it was a new brand. I'm not sure all the pieces on yours are original to the cardigan though.

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

I've found Orlon in the late '50s so I could date your cardigan to then - I've got a similar cream one somewhere, and the diamantes look original too.

Here's a detail from a pink cashmere cardigan that was on display at the "Fashion Meets Fiction" exhibition in Melbourne, Australia 2012. It's from the Darnell Collection.

 

[foofoogal]

Gorgeous.

 

[furwise]

I would date this as mid to late 50s. Here's a little excerpt from DuPont who created Orlon.

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Great info on Orlon Caryn! Thank you.

 

[CarlyAnn]

Thank you for that excerpt, it helped a lot! Also I would like to know what type of fur is this? It has a really soft short undercoat, and long silky coarser hairs above.

 

[furwise]

You are most welcome. It's dyed fox fur. The guardhairs that cover the underfur would have been softer in texture when new but since then the fur has been exposed to certain conditions that caused the guardhairs to become a bit more dry. Some of the ends, and maybe some of the underfur may have also clumped together a bit.

 

[CarlyAnn]

Yes there are some spots that are kind of curled up together and wont lay straight. Thank you again for all the info!