Coats from 1959

To conclude my month of blogging coats, here are a few examples from 1959.

Vanity Fair, January 1959

From the cover of Vanity Fair:

First sign of spring, the yellow coat, cut softly slim, in a delicious bouclé textured wool. 

Beyer Mode, March 1959

90330.  Sommermäntel brauchen kein grossen Verschilüsse.  Wie hübsch wirkt eine durch ein Knopfloch gesteckte Schleife statt der üblichen Knöpfe.

[90330.  Summer coats do not need large closures.  A bow tied through a buttonhole looks pretty instead of the usual buttons.]

90331.  Modische Mäntel bevorzugen jetzl interessante Rücken.  Dagegen bleibt die Vorderfront mit Reverskragen, Knöpfen and Taschen klassich schlicht.

[90331. Fashionable coats prefer interesting backs.  However the front remains classically simple with lapels, buttons and pockets.] 

Flair, May 1959

From the cover of Flair:

Australian contribution to international fashion: the shorn lambswool coat, as snug as it looks and surprisingly light to wear.  Now being made in a rainbow range of colours, too.  This one is in Racing Scarlet, in a modified trapeze line that stops short of your hemline.

(Available at Grace Brothers, Sydney, for 29 guineas.)

Marcus Clark's catalogue, Autumn-Winter 1959

W1W2: "Ralex" coat.  Good quality Furlaine fabric.  Stitched panels front and back.  Stitching on collar, revers and cuffs.  5 button fastening, 2 pockets.  Fully lined.  In Grotto-Blue, Cloud-Grey or Foliage-Green.

W2W2.  All wool novelty coat.  For all ages.  Smart collar.  Good fitting sleeves, panelled back.  Two pockets.  Red, Sapphire-Blue, Expresso.

W3W2.  A very smart coat!  Good quality, all wool Kashmir coating.  Yoke stitched fromt and back.  Cosy style collar.  2 stitched pockets.  4 button fastening.  Beige, Blue-Thistle, Waterlily Mauve.

Constanze Mode, Herbst-Winter 1959/60

A typical example of the smart town coat with informal note.  This has a wide ocelot collar, leaving the neck free and entirely covering the shoulders.  The belt is narrow at back and gently emphasises the waist.  Large patch pockets. Two buttons visible.