RARE vtg 50s GIVENCHY Paris Couture HEPBURN Fur COAT S Start Price USD 5,999.00 Current Price USD 5,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, October 25, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Montreal See more about 'RARE vtg 50s GIVENCHY Paris Couture HEPBURN Fur COAT S' Description WELCOME !!!   Dedicated to excellence PLEASE DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING:   ·         READ OUR DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY, AND ASK ALL YOUR QUESTIONS IF ANY BEFORE BIDDING.   ·         ACCEPT OUR SHIPPING RATES AND TERMS (and understand Canadian postal rates are much higher than those of the States).   ·         WILL WORK THINGS OUT FAIRLY AND HONESTLY WITH US IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT YOUR ITEM WAS NOT AS DESCRIBED.   THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO OPUS GAIA!!       Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image   Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image     RARE VINTAGE 50S HUBERT DE GIVENCHY WOOL MINK COAT   RARE!!!! AUTHENTIC 50s MUSEUM LISTED HUBERT DE GIVENCHY PARIS 1950s WOOL DOUBLE BREASTED BLACK COAT, with MINK FUR STOLL COLLAR, original tag in - MINT CONDITION, COLLECTOR ITEM!       From the designer to 'BREAKFAST IN TIFFANY'S '- AUDREY HEPBURN and GRACE KELLY, JACQUELINE KENNEDY AND THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR! SCREAMS QUALITY AND CLASS!!!!!!     A MUSEUM QUALITY FAMOUS GIVENCHY RARE COAT: This is one of the most desirable and rare Givenchy early coats you will come across. We have added lots of information about HUBERT DE GIVENCHY, the significant couturier who changed fashion with the likes of Audrey Hepburn (designed ALL her clothes at 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and all her costumes afterwards; as well as those of Jackie O, The Duchess of Windsor and Grace Kelly to name a few) below if you are curious, and 17 pictures of the coat, from original tag to lining, pockets, mink stoll collar (which hooks up two different ways to really bunch up Hollywood style or can be worn more open like a V; buttons etc.     This is part of the couture collection, before Givenchy branched out into ready-made's, so it is rare and very significant in fashion design! The coat is not completely straight - does flare a bit in an A-LINE fashion. Here are the details, and all the pics below. ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE.   ·         COLOUR: BLACK WOOL AND RICH BROWN MINK COLLAR; ·         SIZE: SMALL TO MEDIUM ·         LABEL: IN: HUBERT DE GIVENCHY, PARIS ·         LINING: INTACT: BLACK SILK/SATIN ·         BUTTONS: HUGE LUCITE/BAKELITE? BLACK AND GOLD, THICK, CABOCHON TYPE ·         COLLAR: MINK, 3 HOOKS, LINED AND STITCHED WITH FABRIC UNDERNEATH ·         POCKETS: SIDE POCKETS ·         COLLAR: RAISED ·         CONDITION: MINT VINTAGE: no fading, tears: normal gentle wear ·         MEASUREMENTS: ·         TOTAL LENGTH:43" ·         CHEST: (UNDERARM TO UNDERARM): 22" ·         SLEEVE LENGTH FROM SHOULDER: this is a rounded drop-shoulder: about 20" ·         SHOULDER TO SHOULDER SEAM: 24.5" ·         WAIST AT NARROWEST POINT: around 20"   Please consult our terms, conditions and costs before placing your bid. 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