Swagger coat

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Coat offered as "swagger" "after which Paris is so crazy this year" (Kaninmantel, Eaton's College Street , Toronto, Canada, 1935)

The swagger coat is a three-quarter or seven-eighth long women's coat made of fabric or fur , which first appeared in fashion in the early 1930s under this name.

The shape originated in the USA was taken up by the Parisian clothing industry and spread from here under the term to the rest of European women's fashion.

The coat was loosely falling to the shape of a tent, initially without a belt. Around the time they were made, raglan sleeves were often included , but without the shoulder puffing that was common at the time , as well as generous, sporty collars with tailor's lapels . For fur fashion it was felt to be unusual that a fashion novelty like the swagger was initially made from cheap material ( rabbit fur ). After the great success, coats were soon offered in higher quality, suitable types of fur , such as kidskin ( kidskin ) and muskrat .

A fur magazine reported in 1935 about a new type of swagger coat, in addition to the existing fashion line, "in which the swagger does not hang down directly from the shoulders, but straight and angular down to the hips and from there it widens like a bell". In the same year they wrote about a fur fashion show by the important Parisian fashion house Revillon Frères :

“The collection contains many knee-length swaggers with wide backs, with either an inlaid fold in the middle of the back or a saddle. The back of a swagger made of gold-colored Alaska seal was round, the model was otherwise collarless, apart from the narrow front lapels. Many swaggers have leather belts and patched fur pockets, uniform-like lapels or sailor collars , and often very narrow sleeves. "

- “Die Pelzkonfektion”, supplement from: Der Rauchwarenmarkt

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  1. ↑ www.etymonline.com: swag (n.); swagger (v.) . Retrieved August 29, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c d Editor: "Swagger" fur coats. In: Die Pelzkonfektion Nr. 22, supplement from Der Rauchwarenmarkt , October 29, 1932.
  3. ↑ www.collinsdictionary.com: swagger-coat . Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Editor: Swagger Coats fur coats made from noble fur . In: Die Pelzkonfektion Nr. 23, supplement from: Der Rauchwarenmarkt , November 12, 1932.
  5. ↑ Editor: “Streamlined” fur coats . In: Die Pelzkonfektion Nr. 9, supplement from: Der Rauchwarenmarkt , May 11, 1935.
  6. ↑ Editor: Fur models at fashion shows . The fur clothing No. 19, supplement from: Der Rauchwarenmarkt No. 80, Leipzig, October 12, 1935.