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Camel Brown Pinstripe Wool Double-Breasted Coat
1980s · 1980s · Western
Production
ready-to-wear
Material
wool pinstripe
Culture
Western
Movement
Power Dressing
Influences
menswear suiting tradition · military double-breasted styling
A double-breasted wool coat featuring classic pinstripe patterning in camel and cream tones. The garment displays strong shoulder construction typical of 1980s power dressing, with peaked lapels and a fitted waist that extends to midi length. Six buttons are arranged in two parallel columns on the front closure, with functional patch pockets positioned at hip level. The pinstripes run vertically in narrow, evenly-spaced lines throughout the fabric. The coat's silhouette emphasizes an authoritative, professional appearance with its structured shoulders and defined waistline, embodying the era's emphasis on women's corporate fashion that projected confidence and competence in business environments.
coatloose fitmidi
Connected To
Movement·Power DressingTechnique·machine-weaving
LINEAGEsame era · cross-culture · cross-category→ directed
Lineage: “menswear suiting tradition”
The navy wool suiting and the camel pinstripe coat are bookends of 1980s power dressing—one the raw material of masculine authority, the other its theatrical appropriation. That navy fabric would have been cut into the very suits this double-breasted coat mimics, but where the original spoke in whispers of boardroom tradition, the coat shouts with exaggerated lapels and a silhouette that turns menswear into costume.
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