Women's coat and dress ensemble in a medium brown wool jersey from the 1960s

Title

Women's coat and dress ensemble in a medium brown wool jersey from the 1960s

Date

1964-1968

Description

Woman's coat and dress ensemble in a medium brown wool jersey that is piped with white leather. The knee-length coat is double breasted, and is fairly straight with a seamed dropped waistline, and straight bracelet length sleeves. It has a small round collar, edged in white leather, and eight white leather buttons down the front with buttonholes that are bound in leather. The coat has a matching crepe lining. The dress is made of the same fabric with a close round neck, and short sleeves. The sheath dress has a seamed dropped waist in the front panel only, and has two white leather buttons just above. Back zipper. Label: ""Schrader Knits"" and ""Int. Ladies Garment Workers Union, Union Made, AFL-CIO, ILGWU.""

Subject

Outerwear
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Clothing and dress -- History

Source

Michigan Service Hub

Relation

https://wayne.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/digital-dress/id/587

Type

physical object

References

https://wayne.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/digital-dress/id/587

Citation

“Women's coat and dress ensemble in a medium brown wool jersey from the 1960s,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 30, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/38080.

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