Size 10 Red Coat - Luxe 1950s Velveteen Tailored Coat - Audrey Hepburn Style Scarlet 50s Tailored Evening Coat - Bust 36 - 31179

Slim tailoring and understated glamour! This mid-1950s double-breasted coat has bracelet-length sleeves and hidden pockets in the princess seams. It's fully lined with an original sale tag attached marked $100.00 about fifty years ago.

New-Old/Deadstock
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Ladies' Size
9 to 10

Measurements
Bust 36, Hip 40; Shoulder to Shoulder 14.75, Sleeve Length 21, Neck to Waist 16, Neck to Hem 48 Inches

Era
1950s

Label
'' FANNYE'S / ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. '' at back neck; the label is intentionally upside down so that others could view the coat's origin when it was draped over the lady''s arm

Materials
Elegant raspberry red cotton blend velveteen, matching glossy taffeta lining

Closure
Center front cranberry pink coiled rope plastic buttons with bound buttonholes

Condition
Excellent

Condition Detail
Like new, never worn, has been recently dry cleaned; the label has two penpoint holes and the hem has been shortened from its original extra-long length

Washing Instructions
Dry clean

*bust, waist & hip measurements are the maximum inches that will fit the item (and not actual fabric widths), so your body measurements should match these or be slightly smaller
*to get actual fabric widths, add two inches at the bust, one inch at the waist, two inches at the hip
*size we list is a modern size equivalent, any size listed on label is a vintage size (which can be very different than a modern size)

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