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1960s womens coat

Description: Gold metallic, belted trench coat is double-breasted and has a center front closure including three functional gold shank buttons and three decorative gold buttons. Coat is mid-thigh length and is fitted with darts on the front and back as well as side seams on the back, and there are two side seam pockets with decorative flaps that are topstitched to the coat. The set-in sleeves are long with one gold button on the cuff on each sleeve. All the visible buttons on the coat are covered shank buttons. The removable belt is threaded through a belt loop on each side of the coat and closes with a slide buckle.
Trench coat; Double-breasted coat
Gold (metallic)
Solid
Mid-thigh length
Natural waistline
Convertible collar
Set-in sleeve
Long-sleeved
Buttons (shank, covered)
Off-center front closure
Buttons (shank, covered)
Side seam pockets with faux flaps; Topstitching; Darts; Back side seams
Belt (slide buckle)
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Origin: circa 1960s
Source: http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BmnHis/id/4509
Collection: Beeman, Mary Historic Costumes
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Subjects: Costume--History
Clothing and dress--History
Fashion--History
Clothing & dress
Costumes
Coats

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