short coat & jacket

Friitala

Summary

SB jacket in rust coloured suede, with wide turn-down collar and fastening with 6 brown plastic tortoiseshell buttons. Cut in small panels with double machine-over stitching down side backs and fronts, waist and yoke. Long sleeves with closed cuffs; vertical slit side pockets; epaulettes at shoulders. Fully lined orange acetate. Label, right inner front "Friitala, Made in Finland, 40". Purchased from a boutique in London where donor worked as a dancer.