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Brown tweed coat with broad shoulders

1945/1948

Fashion History Museum

Fashion History Museum
Cambridge, Canada

Rough tweed wool coat with sash belt and double button closure, very broad shoulders, Double Elevens label. This is a label with the graphics of two sets of 11 with a solid circle in the middle. It is associated with the wartime utility scheme and showed up around the end of the war and lasted until the end of clothing rationing. It is thought to represent a higher end or 'posh' line of utility wear but its exact meaning is currently unknown.

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  • Title: Brown tweed coat with broad shoulders
  • Date Created: 1945/1948
  • Provenance: Purchased from online eBay seller
  • Type: Outerwear
  • Original Source: http://fashionhistorymuseum.com/
  • Rights: Fashion History Museum
  • Medium: Wool
  • Origin: Great Britain
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