Dead Stock Willi Smith Peacoat Long Jacket Coat Cotton Nos Contrast Collar 10

Description

Please refer to the measurements given in inches below, do not rely on the size as designers vary
Please refer to photographs for condition.
The perfect warm weather casual coat.
Sexy classic, Willi Smith, dead stock cotton blend long peacoat jacket.
Contrast collar.
Unlined.
Size tag reads "10".
made in the USA.
70% cotton, 26% polyester, 2% spandex.
Sexy seaming.
Double breasted.
Underarm to underarm, 20 inches.
Bust, 40 inches.
Across the top, shoulder seam to shoulder seam, 17 inches.
Sleeve length (from base neck seam to end of sleeve),  30 inches.
Back length, 32 inches.
Will arrive wrinkled due to nature of fabric
From a film company archive.Location numbers on label..see photos.
A bit of brand history,
(1948-1987)
Willi Smith
has been called “the most successful black designer in fashion history.” He was born in Philadelphia in 1948 and studied commercial art and fashion illustration, earning scholarships to attend Parsons School of Design in New York in 1965. He worked freelance for Arnold Scaasi and Bobbie Brooks sportswear, quitting school in 1967 to pursue further freelance work. In 1969 he met his future business partner Laurie Mallet while working on his line of clothing for Digits Sportswear. Smith started a clothing company in 1973 with his sister Toukie, but it failed. He went back to freelance work before hooking up with Laurie Mallet to launch his own line of women’s wear in 1976 under the label Williwear, adding menswear in 1978. Mallet financed a trip with Smith to India to buy materials where he would spend several months every year working on designs.
The hallmark of Williwear fashions was comfortable fitting, colourfully printed, natural fabrics.In 1987 Willi Smith contracted dysentery in India and died two months later from pneumonia.  In addition to his ready-to-wear retail ventures, Smith occasionally worked for individual clients, including suits for Edwin Schlossberg, and his groomsmen, for his marriage to Caroline Kennedy in 1986, and wardrobe for Spike Lee’s film School Daze in 1987.
Please note:
The shipping cost is clearly stated, if you do not feel it is right please let me know before purchase
By purchasing you agree to the shipping cost in the listing.