Vintage 50s Couture Evening Coat Red Silk Brocatelle Sz M shimmer stockings but this is some type

but this is some type of synthetic knit

Shoulders: 25” across seam-to-seam

there is no doubt that this is a quality piece - wonderful art deco brooch

and has padded shoulders with a puff at the top of the sleeve

There is an 8” slit at either bottom side

Vintage 50s Couture Evening Coat Red Silk Brocatelle Sz M shimmer stockings but this is some typeThis is an exceptional 50s 60s era evening coat made by Montreal couturier Norbert Niewelt. Ive been able to find very little about Niewelt other than Niewelt was active during the 1950s and Mario di Nardo, a respected Canadian designer of the 1950s and 60s learned European couture while apprenticing with Norbert Niewelt for one year. Examples of Niewelts work are part of the fashion collection of the McCord Museum in Montreal. This evening coat is