1960s Swing Jacket
Dereta White Coat 1960s Swing Jacket Big Buttons Acrylic Wool Mix Mid Calf Length No flaws excellent condition especially given her age.
Absolutely immaculate Acrylic Wool Mix Coat Super smart with large buttons to the front and lovely detail at the hips , slanted side pockets Would fit up to a size 16
Measurements are as follows
Shoulder to Shoulder
Bust
Waist
Shoulder to hem
Inside Sleeve
Hips
Absolutely Stunning Example of the high end ready to wear range by Dereta London of the mid 50’s and 60s In 1947 when Dior was called to the Queen’s presence to privately show his ready-to-wear New Look dresses to the princesses.
Dereta managed to make seven hundred New Look style suits, despite the shortage of fabric and English clothing coupons.
The clothing firm of Dereta is just one of the clothing names one would see becoming popular in ready-to-wear in department store boutiques in the UK at this time. In the early 1950s quality brand name clothing gained in popularity and Vogue magazine put its stamp of approval on Dereta, as well as Jaeger, Brenner Marcus, Rima, and Mary Black