I.V. (Germany) 60s Vintage, Mink, A-LineSUNDAZED & OUTSIDE SOCIETYS.O.S. | sundazed.io/sosThis vintage women’s full-length mink coat, likely originating from mid-to-late 20th century Germany, exemplifies the apex of postwar bourgeois outerwear, where material decadence, volumetric control, and constructional discipline coalesce into a singular sculptural form. Fabricated in horizontally paneled sections of genuine natural mink dyed in a calibrated dawn-to-fawn gradient, the coat’s chromatic stratification achieves a rhythmic and materially coherent surface—each pelt meticulously aligned in pile direction, tonal transition, and density equilibrium. This level of precision recalls the studio methodologies of Yves Salomon, where splice points become spatial inflections and fur is manipulated as a structured, directional textile rather than a passive surface treatment. The chromatic transition—from warm terrestrial browns to cooler silvery undertones embedded in the mink’s guard hairs—activates a topographic modulation that echoes Azzedine Alaïa’s early outerwear vocabularies, where surface is terrain and silhouette is derived through material choreography. The garment’s silhouette is architecturally resolved into an A-line form, expanding from a narrowed, lightly structured shoulder into a fluted hemline. This silhouette defines a controlled shoulder-to-waist taper that articulates upper-torso containment while projecting elegance with a restrained authority.
