Vintage 1960s Black Wool 60s Vtg Winter Coat S XS 2 4 Ben Zuckerman Nan Duskin
Item History & Price
Classic luxurious vintage double breast black wool velour coat by mid-century design master Ben Zuckerman (for Nan Duskin).
Ben Zuckerman was a well-known name in coats & tailored garments in the 1950s and 1960s, and Nan Duskin was THE boutique for top-tier fashion for decades in Philadelphia in the same way as Linda Dresner or Martha (on Park) was in NYC, the shop that offered the best European designs along with the next wave of fashion coming out of wherever it was... coming out of (think: British invasion in the 60s--Mary Quant, etc).
This coat, which looks to have been worn very seldom, is in excellent condition, with very little wear--no moth damage, no stains--comes from a collection of vintage garments worn by a retired former NYC fashion magazine editor who is clearing out decades of garments in storage, many that I have listed in my Ebay shop.
This coat was purchased in the mid-1960s and was worn for a season or two before being stored away (properly). The bodice is fitted and the arm holes are high, so the long line is slim, and the skirt bells out in a gorgeous contour. That said, I will call this (unsized) coat an XS to Small. I have shown it on a size 6 mannequin with a 35/36" bust and 35" hips with a cashmere shell underneath (not a chunky sweater) and it is snug on her; this would fit a 2 to 4 better. The seam construction is elegant and finished, and the details are top tier. The interior is fully lined in satin, and the pockets are working. There is no need to dry clean this coat, though that is up to you. And to make the size query easier I have detailed the measurements below to guide your fit.
Label: Ben Zuckerman for Nan Duskin (Philadelphia)Size: no size tag but this will fit a small , size 2 to 4 (an XS if you plan to wear chunky sweaters underneath)Fabric: not labeled but it is luxurious wool; lined in satin acetate Notes: double breast style; fully lined in acetate satin; very luxurious
Measurements: Laid flat (with all pertinent dimensions; ask for clarification if needed)19.5" across the bust (49.5 cm); best for a 32" to 34" bust19.5" across the waist (49.5 cm)21.5" across the hip (54.61 cm)16.25" across the shoulder (41.2 cm)29.5" length from armpit to hemline side (74.9 cm)36" length from front of collar to hemline front (91.44 cm)39.5" overall coat length, from back of neckline to hemline rear (100.33 cm)16" sleeve inseam, armpit seam to sleeve edge (40.64 cm)22" outer sleeve length, shoulder seam to sleeve edge (55.88 cm)
About me: I am a NYC-based photo & video prop stylist, set designer, & interior decorator for magazines like Real Simple, Instyle, Modern Luxury & others. I have lived in NYC for 30 years since the late 80s and have been in and around fashion and retail for decades. I am a stealth shopping/ sourcing powerhouse, and can locate an antique or a special prop for a photo shoot, movie set, or fashion designer with my eyes closed. I started my career in New York City in the late 1980s dressing display windows at Henri Bendel & the elegant Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue in the glory days of real story-telling windows. It was there that I learned the art of styling designer clothing & creating an aspirational & romantic mood with merchandise that helps build a relationship with the clothes we wear, and the emotion that people have with properly presented merchandise. I had access to the finest luxury designer clothing like Claude Montana, Pauline Trigere, Coco, Mr Beene and others, and learned about expert seam construction, the feel of good fabrics, the details that matter, and the high tech fabrics that are constantly innovating the marketplace. It was also a time (the 80s) when the shift in the social food chain began to change, a time when the Ladies Who Lunch began to be replaced by a new moneyed group who changed the way retail was conducted, and I always longed for the days when shopping was an event, a treat, and “madame” was served champagne in dressing rooms and the clothes were not thrown on rounder racks in discount departments.
Being around such glamorous clothing it was hard to not learn about what separates quality clothing from fast fashion, and I bolstered my fashion history knowledge with constant learning about the names of yesteryear and the designers who were the innovators in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and am always learning more, to learn how modern clothes spring forth from their predecessors. My grandmother Gladys Schuck ran the Cancer Association Thrift Shop in Westport, CT in the 1960s and as a child I helped sort boxes of donated clothing, and she would tell me stories about the designers and the fabrics, and I learned a great deal about vintage clothing from her; my mother, after raising her children, was an antique dealer and auction and estate sale maven, so I learned from her all the time.
I started buying vintage clothing at flea markets & estate sales on my own, and have built an incredible collection, much of it coming up for sale here on eBay (along with consignments from my fashion industry and magazine industry cohorts). My mother also wore lots of Bonnie Cashin in the 1960s and 1970s so I was aware of the modern minimalists, and sought them out for her when I found them.
These days, in addition to home decorating, home organizing, and photo styling for photo shoots, I sell some of my vintage finds here on eBay. I am also a home organization expert, the "Clutter Coach" for REAL SIMPLE magazine. Since I’m shopping constantly, and love fancy estate sales and sample sales, I scour them regularly and with great skill; the result is an online shop that I consider a finely curated collection of vintage clothing, home accessories, & mid century odds and ends from high end homes in the New York City area.
I also take consignments from fashion stylists & fashion editors I know in NYC who have packed closets filled with designer garments they bought, received as gifts from designers, or used on photo shoots and are in perfect condition--all sold here & ready for new fashionistas to enjoy them.
* I have proudly sold tons of clothing and props to film and television prop and wardrobe departments including Masters of Sex, The Mysteries of Laura, Boardwalk Empire, The Carrie Diaries, and the one with Don Draper (you cannot use the name of the show in eBay listings or they take them down). I love helping source stuff, and just KNOW that I have tons more stuff than is listed here, so if you are in film or television production just ask for specifics and I will probably have something for you, or be able to understand what you are looking for without wasting your time. I have been in the biz and know how it works. That said, I am happy to serve film production wardrobe departments and set designers and set prop people, so contact me with any queries about specific items you are looking for. I am a good and reliable resource.
Cheers! Chip
Ben Zuckerman was a well-known name in coats & tailored garments in the 1950s and 1960s, and Nan Duskin was THE boutique for top-tier fashion for decades in Philadelphia in the same way as Linda Dresner or Martha (on Park) was in NYC, the shop that offered the best European designs along with the next wave of fashion coming out of wherever it was... coming out of (think: British invasion in the 60s--Mary Quant, etc).
This coat, which looks to have been worn very seldom, is in excellent condition, with very little wear--no moth damage, no stains--comes from a collection of vintage garments worn by a retired former NYC fashion magazine editor who is clearing out decades of garments in storage, many that I have listed in my Ebay shop.
This coat was purchased in the mid-1960s and was worn for a season or two before being stored away (properly). The bodice is fitted and the arm holes are high, so the long line is slim, and the skirt bells out in a gorgeous contour. That said, I will call this (unsized) coat an XS to Small. I have shown it on a size 6 mannequin with a 35/36" bust and 35" hips with a cashmere shell underneath (not a chunky sweater) and it is snug on her; this would fit a 2 to 4 better. The seam construction is elegant and finished, and the details are top tier. The interior is fully lined in satin, and the pockets are working. There is no need to dry clean this coat, though that is up to you. And to make the size query easier I have detailed the measurements below to guide your fit.
Label: Ben Zuckerman for Nan Duskin (Philadelphia)Size: no size tag but this will fit a small , size 2 to 4 (an XS if you plan to wear chunky sweaters underneath)Fabric: not labeled but it is luxurious wool; lined in satin acetate Notes: double breast style; fully lined in acetate satin; very luxurious
Measurements: Laid flat (with all pertinent dimensions; ask for clarification if needed)19.5" across the bust (49.5 cm); best for a 32" to 34" bust19.5" across the waist (49.5 cm)21.5" across the hip (54.61 cm)16.25" across the shoulder (41.2 cm)29.5" length from armpit to hemline side (74.9 cm)36" length from front of collar to hemline front (91.44 cm)39.5" overall coat length, from back of neckline to hemline rear (100.33 cm)16" sleeve inseam, armpit seam to sleeve edge (40.64 cm)22" outer sleeve length, shoulder seam to sleeve edge (55.88 cm)
About me: I am a NYC-based photo & video prop stylist, set designer, & interior decorator for magazines like Real Simple, Instyle, Modern Luxury & others. I have lived in NYC for 30 years since the late 80s and have been in and around fashion and retail for decades. I am a stealth shopping/ sourcing powerhouse, and can locate an antique or a special prop for a photo shoot, movie set, or fashion designer with my eyes closed. I started my career in New York City in the late 1980s dressing display windows at Henri Bendel & the elegant Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue in the glory days of real story-telling windows. It was there that I learned the art of styling designer clothing & creating an aspirational & romantic mood with merchandise that helps build a relationship with the clothes we wear, and the emotion that people have with properly presented merchandise. I had access to the finest luxury designer clothing like Claude Montana, Pauline Trigere, Coco, Mr Beene and others, and learned about expert seam construction, the feel of good fabrics, the details that matter, and the high tech fabrics that are constantly innovating the marketplace. It was also a time (the 80s) when the shift in the social food chain began to change, a time when the Ladies Who Lunch began to be replaced by a new moneyed group who changed the way retail was conducted, and I always longed for the days when shopping was an event, a treat, and “madame” was served champagne in dressing rooms and the clothes were not thrown on rounder racks in discount departments.
Being around such glamorous clothing it was hard to not learn about what separates quality clothing from fast fashion, and I bolstered my fashion history knowledge with constant learning about the names of yesteryear and the designers who were the innovators in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and am always learning more, to learn how modern clothes spring forth from their predecessors. My grandmother Gladys Schuck ran the Cancer Association Thrift Shop in Westport, CT in the 1960s and as a child I helped sort boxes of donated clothing, and she would tell me stories about the designers and the fabrics, and I learned a great deal about vintage clothing from her; my mother, after raising her children, was an antique dealer and auction and estate sale maven, so I learned from her all the time.
I started buying vintage clothing at flea markets & estate sales on my own, and have built an incredible collection, much of it coming up for sale here on eBay (along with consignments from my fashion industry and magazine industry cohorts). My mother also wore lots of Bonnie Cashin in the 1960s and 1970s so I was aware of the modern minimalists, and sought them out for her when I found them.
These days, in addition to home decorating, home organizing, and photo styling for photo shoots, I sell some of my vintage finds here on eBay. I am also a home organization expert, the "Clutter Coach" for REAL SIMPLE magazine. Since I’m shopping constantly, and love fancy estate sales and sample sales, I scour them regularly and with great skill; the result is an online shop that I consider a finely curated collection of vintage clothing, home accessories, & mid century odds and ends from high end homes in the New York City area.
I also take consignments from fashion stylists & fashion editors I know in NYC who have packed closets filled with designer garments they bought, received as gifts from designers, or used on photo shoots and are in perfect condition--all sold here & ready for new fashionistas to enjoy them.
* I have proudly sold tons of clothing and props to film and television prop and wardrobe departments including Masters of Sex, The Mysteries of Laura, Boardwalk Empire, The Carrie Diaries, and the one with Don Draper (you cannot use the name of the show in eBay listings or they take them down). I love helping source stuff, and just KNOW that I have tons more stuff than is listed here, so if you are in film or television production just ask for specifics and I will probably have something for you, or be able to understand what you are looking for without wasting your time. I have been in the biz and know how it works. That said, I am happy to serve film production wardrobe departments and set designers and set prop people, so contact me with any queries about specific items you are looking for. I am a good and reliable resource.
Cheers! Chip
