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Another coat I wore in high school; this is grey leather with rabbit trim and the closures are a row of five turnbuckles. This is a very Hot Patterns coat, don’t you think? The rabbit fur is in pretty good shape considering its about as low on the ladder of fur as one can get; there has been some shedding but not too much. This coat has not been stored professionally and amazingly the leather is still soft and supple with no defects or scars. No dry rot either. Two piece sleeves as well with a small dart at the elbow. The is a waist seam with two vertical bodice darts. It has a size 8 tag AND IT FITS ME . No designer label on this one either. Both Abby and Emma love this coat and fortunately it’s too heavy to wear to school or stuff into a ½ size middle school locker and since Mom can still get into it well, I just may need to wear out out a bit with boot cut jeans and a white turtleneck sweater. And black Ray-Ban Aivator shades.
And Gigi, you can borrow it any time!
You know how much I LOVE this coat! It’s a killer style and I’m glad you can wear it – the girls will just have to wait their turn. Trudy, if you’re reading this we really need a Hot Patterns rendition!
That is such a cool coat! I had one almost exactly like it, but mine was shiny viney with faux fur. How kewl!
Get out! I don’t know which coat is more fab, the red trench or this one! I actually remember this style from the 70’s, but like Ann, I remember the cheaper versions, not your lux version.
ONGosh how cool is this coat !!!! LOVE it !
You must have been one stylish chick in high school. What a fabulous coat. Wear the heck out of it!
Love that coat! You’ll rock it with white turtleneck and jeans.
No problem with the facebook linkage. I’ve unfriended everyone for their safety and have stored that computer until I can get an expert to have a look at it.
Wow – what a fabulous coat….as good now as anything in the stores…this is the great thing about wonderfully made clothes – they last over and over!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS CHRISTMAS AND MY WISHES FOR A NEW YEAR, HAPPY, HEALTHY AND FULL OF ALL THE BEST
MERRY CHRISTMAS Phyllis
Oh, how I wish I had hung onto some of my stuff from the 70s! I had a beautiful “maxi” coat that I adored and I could actually fit into it again after all these years. I do have a black velvet and cream satin dress from a beauty pageant that I kept with the ‘hope’ that one day I could squeeze into it. Funny how even back then my taste was different- this dress is not your typical ‘prom dress’ but a classic simple shirtwaist style. We had to add an extra ruffle around the bottom since I am 6′ tall and wore heels for the pageant- lol. I still have a picture of that night. Oh, to be young again….nah! Thanks for sharing!