c.1966 Pierre Cardin Fitch Fur & Black Suede Flared Sleeve Coat designer-jean-patou I love the light knit

I love the light knit metallic lurex fabric - it weighs very little and is almost like wearing a giant Tee

The Nefertiti headpiece features vertical stripes and a a circular pattern embroidery of gold and black beads

The fabric on the belt shows minor grubbiness

All the seams and fabric are bias cut

Note the inner paper tag was removed so that it could be dry cleaned and then put back into place

c.1966 Pierre Cardin Fitch Fur & Black Suede Flared Sleeve Coat designer-jean-patou I love the light knitI have held this in my archives for several years now and I think that it is a stunning example of the fur pieces being produced by designers like Pierre Cardin during this time period. This was the beginning of the movement of treating fur more like a fabric and making coats that had far more style to them then the previous norm. I am no expert on furs but believe this it is Fitch. The color is a rich deep brown that has an undertone ranging from a