Vintage 50s Couture Evening Coat Red Silk Brocatelle Sz M vintage cape and the bib part measures

and the bib part measures 8 1/2” in height with a width of 10” at its widest

The tailcoat is made with sharkskin finished silk peaked lapels

Depth would be 5 inches

There is a slit at either side of the bottom that allows for movement

but I would think that it pre-dates 1930

Vintage 50s Couture Evening Coat Red Silk Brocatelle Sz M vintage cape and the bib part measuresThis 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