This one is a beauty – look at that fit! It’s just been washed in the photo, so a steamer press or quick trip to the dry cleaners for a really professional job is in order. Sorry that I can’t post the photo of the back, too. Go to my site at Morgana Martin – Google+ to see it, in the archives.
It’s a lined jacket with covered buttons and lovely detail. There is a welt on the back. Another nipped waist – heaven! It had some fade when I found it, but with my know-how I was able to rehab it easily and inexpensively.
I usually wear this with a swingy print skirt (a pencil skirt or even a dress would work well, too. Depends on what suits your mood and the occasion.)
Didn’t really look like much when I found it, but you just never know . . . .
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This beautiful 1970s coat is made of a heavy textured knit in tangerine-red. Very well-made: fully-lined, dyed-to-match sculpted plastic buttons. Heavy enough for some warmth and rain protection, but also light and breezy for sunny spring days. Love the color! Snooping the the right place and the right way brought me another great FIND!
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This is a great true vintage jacket that I love. It is unlined, so I can start wearing it now in the evenings.
Easy zip but stylish, too. The so-retro pointed collar is great and my hat’s off to the designer who placed those welts on the shoulders. They’re very flattering to most women and, along with the fitted waistline and slash pockets at the hips, really improve the looks of almost all figures.
That’s what I like best about true vintage fashion – the tailoring is usually so good with surprising designs! Though this is not a high-end item, touches like that make it superb.
The style is so classic in it’s lines that I can pair it with almost any casual clothing and can snazz it up with accessories, too. Final favorite feature? – It reminds me of old movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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This one is really special (so what else is new) and great for cold-weather wear; anything from sitting through a football game, roasting marshmallows or chestnuts on the fire to dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh.
It is of a nice wool or wool-blend material, with a heavy black lining and fringe all around. I love the metal zipper from the left shoulder to the neck. A couple of hooks and eyes close the collar. With a casual, hometown style that was so popular in the sportswear from that mid-century era.
I’m not sure if there had been a label inside – may have been home-sewn by a very good seamstress, which is not unusual in vintage from the ’70s and before. Finding this one was another “Aha! experience” that I hadn’t been specifically looking for – that’s what makes being a sleuth for vintage so much fun, because you just never know . . . .
Traveling tomorrow . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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This very casual mid-century jacket has great features such as big shell buttons in front and at the cuffs, a lining around the neck and upper back for comfort, modest shoulder pads and front patch pockets. Built for practicality, but stylish in true vintage fashion! The label says: Wonder Fabric virgin wool Vagabond by Chippewa.
I love to imagine who wore this and where it was worn. Feels to me like jeans and saddle shoes or Keds would be just right – for a picnic or raking a few leaves. So much fun to find this one! When you’re being a vintage sleuth, it’s one great surprise after another and you just never know . . . .
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This lined jacket, labeled “Young Girl”, is full of nautical style details. Epaulets, double-breasted and the bright navy color make me think of Spring styles, which have often had a nautical theme, but it works equally well in the Fall. Classic but cute – it really calls for a hat or cap like the ones I’ve seen from the late 1960’s.
The oversize breast pocket is interesting and there are also slash pockets with welts at each hip, which can’t be seen in the photo. Button tabs at the hip allow for a small size adjustment. Buttons at the sleeve cuffs also allow for an adjustment. Since this is a Girls’ size 18, perhaps it was styled to accomodate some growth – a very practical idea and always workable on such a classic style which never goes out of fashion.
I wish that clothing-makers still used that kind of quality, care and creative thinking today! However, my gain because this one has lasted for 50 years and fits a small Misses size, (such as moi!). Another unexpected find while I was sleuthing – you just never know . . . .
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Love this jacket, but it is not original true vintage. This is a vintage-style piece made somewhere between the late 1970s and the early 2000s. It has a great cut and little tab and button detail at the waist toward the back – a nice vintage vibe. Might fool many shoppers, but an experienced vintage-hunter will spot the telltale differences.
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