Colin Cole black silk velvet opera coat, 1960s

This Colin Cole coat is full through the body and narrows at the hem, recalling an earlier era when this silhouette was popular, the deco period of the 1920s. The outer of silk velvet is lined with silk satin, and trimmed with lambs wool around neck and wrists. 

Details

Credit: Hilaire Field
Designer: Colin Cole
Manufacturing location: Auckland
Garment type: Opera coat
Material: Silk velvet lined with silk satin, lambs wool around neck and wrists
Features: Hand made label and one button
Colour: Black, cream
Purchase location: Auckland
Label: Colin Cole
Date: 1960s