Need help with dating faux furs

zannew

zannew

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I acquired quite a few faux furs this week and wondered if you could help me date them, Also, if you can give any more info. such as material, names of styles, etc. that would be great! ...Thanks!

Here's the first one, closed and open...

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The second one....

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The third....

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The fourth......

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Here's a little bit of information for you... I have a Borgazia coat and believe the Borgazia trademark was first used in 1963, so your coat isn't any earlier than '63. I'm sure those with more experience will soon be along to help.
 
Faux furs are generally made of acrylic, I haven't seen any that pre-date the '60s.

1 - 1960s
2 - early 1970s, possibly late '60s.
3 - 1960s.
4 - are you sure it's faux? Looks '40s to me.
 
I agree with Nicole that the last one definitely does not look like faux, look inside and see if you can see the skin.

I am also wondering about the 1st, that also may not be faux, it could be a sheared beaver.

The 1st looks 50s to me

2nd looks early 70s to me

and the 3rd 60s (check this one too as I know they are often an imitation of a karakul fur which is lamb)

Don't forget to check our fur resource guide, that may help you out too!

http://vintagefashionguild.org/fur-resource/beaver/
 
Borgana, as a nylon pile faux fur material was invented in the mid 1940s as a fur substitute for trimming parkas for servicemen in the arctic but I have 1952 written down as the first year it was used commercially (I got that from a period ad that advertised it as a new product in 1952 but I didn't write down my source). It does a great imitation of mouton, which your first coat is copying but I agree that the last coat looks like real mouton.
 
Great coats! I especially love the second one... :)

The first one looks just like a (real) 50s mouton jacket I have right now. How heavy is it? (Sometimes that's a clue...) And how is it lined/labelled? Also, if you can somehow get a peek (somewhere the lining has a stitch loose, perhaps) to see the back of the fur--ie to see whether it's hide or fabric--that will also help you distinguish real from faux.

I agree with Nicole that the 4th looks 40s--much earlier than the middle two!--so again you'll want to really scrutinize to see whether it's real or not.
 
You were right! That last one is real...I need to check the first one. Thanks so much for your help!
 
After looking at the pix on the fur resource site, I think the first one is mouton as well.
 
I know zip about fur, but I had been thinking the first one looked like my mom's mouton :) - but I wouldn't even have known what you call it in English and I wouldn't even know the correct term in German *lol*. That first one looks quite delicious - oh, and they are so warm!

Karin
 
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