Vintage Dress Coat with Bakelite Button Trim 1940s

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 Detail: Wonderfully expressive lightweight 1940s vintage dress coat. Gentle swagger shape, trimmed with houndstooth check and sixteen stunning bakelite buttons in deep egg yolk yellow. Fastens with double button to neckline collar. Faux pockets. Fully lined.

Condition: Very good. Vintage Condition Guide

Size: Shoulder seam to seam 15.5. Sleeve from shoulder seam to cuff 22.5. Length 41. Bust upto 36. (inches). Size Conversion Chart

Colour: Black, grey & yellow

Material: Ribbed Gabardine. Lined in silk

Origin: Unknown

Care: Dry Clean

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1940s: The first half of the decade was dominated by WWII . Styles echoed military uniforms and was almost utilitarian. Fabrics were rationed in the UK and thus simple designs dominated fashion during this time, with an emphasis on beautiful tailoring. Post-war, fashion came back with a bang. In 1947, Dior launched his 'The New look' collection; perhaps the most controversial fashion statement made to date. It proposed absolute femininity and extravagance at a time that was still recovering from a period of limitation, yet the new-look demolished pre 1947 styles over night. Billowing skirts, narrow waists, padded hips and rounded shoulders changed fashion in a moment and has influenced it ever since.