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Teal Blue Wool Vest with Fur Collar
1970s · 1970s · American
Production
one-of-a-kind
Material
wool twill
Culture
American
Movement
Hippie / Counterculture
Influences
1940s jazz era styling · theatrical costume design
A fitted theatrical vest in teal blue wool twill featuring a dramatic cream-colored lapel collar and luxurious brown fur trim at the shoulders and collar edges. The garment displays precise tailoring with a structured bodice that creates a sleek silhouette. The contrasting cream lapels create a bold geometric pattern against the blue base, while the fur collar adds textural richness and period glamour. This piece represents 1970s costume design for film, specifically created to evoke 1940s jazz era styling while incorporating the theatrical sensibilities of Glam Rock period fashion. The construction shows professional costume-making techniques with clean lines and dramatic proportional contrasts.
vesttight fitv-neckhip length
Connected To
Influences·theatrical costume design
SHARED150 years · cross-culture · cross-category
The beaded evening pouch's operatic tableau—complete with costumed figures in medieval dress—reveals the same theatrical DNA that would later animate 1970s fashion's embrace of costume drama. That teal vest, with its exaggerated lapels and luxurious fur collar, channels the same period-piece fantasy, just translated from accessories into ready-to-wear armor for the disco era.
Echoes Across Time
Romantic → 1970s · 150yr62%
SHARED
The beaded evening pouch's operatic tableau—complete with costumed figures in medieval dress—reveals the same theatrical DNA that would later animate 1970s fashion's embrace of costume drama. That teal vest, with its exaggerated lapels and luxurious fur collar, channels the same period-piece fantasy, just translated from accessories into ready-to-wear armor for the disco era.
Influences·theatrical costume design
1990s → 1970s · 40yr45%
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