Thursday, August 26, 2021

Blast from the past: a coat

 My Mother keeps many things.  Imagine my surprise when I opened up a tote and found a fake fur coat I wore back in the early 1970's. 


It had great pockets...but it was very short...it had to be dry cleaned until the day I threw it in the washing machine and it didn't fall apart.

I marked it a quarter and a young lady was thrilled to have it!   I think my Mom was going to use the fur to make something and never got around to it. 

Far Side

23 comments:

Val Ewing said...

I had a fake white fox fur coat I think in the 80's. It was so warm! I did cut it up much later in life and made a teddy bear for the kids. It turned out great. That was the warmest coat ever!

linda m said...

Your Mom sounds like my Mom; save everything because it can always be recycled into something else. Let's give a shout out for our mothers!!!

Rita said...

I save quite a few things but my mother wasn't attached to anything...not een her kids--LOL!

Pauline Persing said...

That's what we do...as long as there is a closet or a nook or cranny not already stuffed with stuff, we save.

DJan said...

I remember those coats. I'm glad someone is thrilled to have it.

Miss Merry said...

Boy, you were very cool! What a groovy coat!

Tired Teacher 2 said...

I had a very similar coat: it was warm, but I looked like a polar bear.

Leilani Schuck Weatherington said...

My mom was raised during the Depression so nothing was tossed unless there was absolutely no way it could be used for something else.I had a coat just like in the 70s only mine was black. I can remember the closet in my old bedroom at home had one of my brother's Navy uniforms that he was never ever going to be able to wear again. Wondering what became of them when they cleared the house after Dad died.

Maebeme said...

What a nice coat! I could never have worn it because I wouldn't have been able to keep it clean. I do admit, I have thrown things in the washing machine that were supposed to be dry clean only.

The Feminine Energy said...

Oh how fun!!!! I'm sure the gal who bought it was indeed thrilled to have found it. ~Andrea xoxoxo

Sara said...

I'm thinking I had that same coat. LOL It is fortunate that there are lots of people out there who love vintage clothing. I have a "vintage" suede calf length coat still hanging in the closet. It's about a size 4 - and probably weighs almost as much as I did when the coat actually fit me. One of my girls wants it, but she hasn't been a size 4 since middle school. So maybe one of my granddaughters will end up with it.

Cynthia said...

Looks very cozy and it’s nice it will come back to life … in the 2000s! I bet she was going to make teddy bears.

Bonnie said...

I remember coats like that which were very cozy in cold weather! I've saved clothing to use the fabric too, but these days I don't use it as much. Well, I have one exception, I still save some old jeans to make a denim quilt for picnics outdoors!

L. D. said...

it looks really warm. She had that coat for a while, huh? My mom found my old pe bag from senior high school. I looked inside and it was all in there. The tennis shoes were classics. I told mom that she could have just tossed it instead of moving it to two different houses from the farm.

Granny Marigold said...

That would be the perfect coat for cold winters.

Red said...

those were very popular coats at one time.

Jo-Anne's Ramblings said...

My Mum had one like it

diane in northern wis said...

What fun memories for you to see that coat once again. I can remember a beautiful fake fur coat that I loved wearing back in the sixties when I was working in St. Cloud, Mn. at a radio station. ahh memories!

The Great Ethan Allen said...

Cheryl has a rabbit fur coat her Grandmother had. She looks like a Russian Princess when she wears it in the winter.

Leah said...

:) I know somebody else who saves items for later! I bet you were surprised to find it in a tote!

Bettina Groh said...

would have made a great teddy bear....

Debi said...

I remember those coats too! Mine had a hat that went with it... it was very warm.

www.self-sufficientsam.blogspot.com said...

You should have held on to it! All that stuff is coming back in style! LOL! The young one love all those "vintage" clothes! I bet you made her day!