1950s carnegie sheared mink capelet, s

You: strapless gown, running the last four blocks to Carnegie Hall.  Temperature: 37° F.  Thank Heavens for fur capelets and kitten heels.

Black sheared mink capelet with rounded shawl collar; no arm vents.  3 ½” self trim around bottom circumference.  Two self pom pom button and loop closure; interior lipstick pocket.  Lined in heavyweight black silk satin.


fabric: sheared mink fur
noteworthy:  professionally fur clean only
alterations: none
condition:  near mint with extremely light fading around right corner of placket


measurements:

collar:  3 ½”
shoulders:  approx. 16 ½”
bust:  42”
length:  15”
sweep:  58”


label:  Otto Dreher Fine Furs (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin)
size:  no size label present; comparable to modern size small