Vintage fur coat?

Vintage coat? by Abbie Coleman posted Jan 11, 2021 at 9:51 AM

Hi,

could you please help me identify this coat. It was my late Grans and there are no labels on it apart from one that just says 36.

newbie so apologies if I’m doing this wrong and thank you in advance!

 

36 will be the size. Sheepskin by the look of it, 1970s. Shearling collar. I'd wear that, it's super.

 

Agree with OBB. Cool coat. Check inside the pockets also for tags. Looks like it’s all shearling-is it? If you’re selling it check all the seams and make sure that it isn’t dried out or splitting anywhere. Also look at it carefully to see if it is a solid shearling or suede lined in shearling which is less preferable. It looks like it’s probably a full skin which is good. You can note the stitched details, give good measurements and you’re good to go with a Vintage 70s Tan Sheepskin Belted Shearling Coat Small 36

 

Or have it carefully cleaned and wear it.

 

Welcome Abbie. I'm with the others.
If it fits you, wear it, it looks nice and warm, and second hand coats like this are fashionable again.

 

Thank you for the replies! I have worked out how to add more pictures. Could you please advise me on the best way to clean it? Best left to the professionals I’m assuming?

Inside 1 by Abbie Coleman posted Jan 11, 2021 at 6:05 PM

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Keep an eye out for those horrible little carpet moths, they love shearlings.
Freeze the coat for a day if you have room in your freezer, that'll get 'em.

 

now yer doing it right.....!
a dry cleaner who does leather will work.......

 

Absolutely a decent professional cleaner who knows sheepskin. It's not cheap - I[ve my mother's sixties coat and it's at least forty quid. But well worth it.It'll last a lifetime.

 

Notes taken, thank you! I wish it was my kind of thing but it’s really not. I’m sure it would have been my Grans pride and joy back in the day but I never saw her wear it (and I’m in my 30’s!) it’s too fabulous to be kept locked away so I am going to put it up for sale. What’s a realistic price for the coat? A percentage of the money will go Marie Curie who cared for my Gran and MIND who support mental health as her son, my uncle, struggled after his mum passed and sadly, it was the final straw for him.

If I get no takers for the coat, how can I safely store it away for a few years? Will it be okay in a plastic box up in the loft? I’ve only got a small cottage and it takes up half of my coat hanging space!
Thanks again

 

Never plastic, it can sweat. A clean cardboard box, and wrap the coat in an old towel. If the loft is dry it won't come to harm.

I'd think 30 to 50 quid? That allows for the cost of the buyer having it cleaned if they wish to. You could, if you like and once we're able to, donate it to a Marie Curie charity shop?

If you do sell it online, put as many measurements as you can accurately manage. Sleeve length, armhole depth, armpit to armpit, as well as usual ones.

 

Hi,
I have my grandfathers tweed over coat from the 19 teens. I love it, had it repaired several times. It will never go out of style.
greg

 

I've a very vintage oiled tweed Austrian coat. It looks brand new. Withstands blizzards!