Man's fur coat

Title: Man's fur coat
Description: This men’s raccoon coat, dating from the 1920s, reflects a distinctive fashion trend associated with American college culture during the decade. Oversized and voluminous in form, the coat is made from raccoon fur and features a large shawl collar, deep cuffs, and a double-breasted front with prominent horn buttons and braid loop closures. The exaggerated proportions and heavy fur construction created a dramatic silhouette, often worn over tailored suits.
Raccoon coats became especially popular on college campuses in the early 1920s, where they symbolized youthful affluence, leisure, and participation in the vibrant social life of the Jazz Age. Often associated with football games and campus events, these coats quickly became an iconic element of fashionable men’s outerwear during the period.; December 20, 1930
Date: ca. 1924
Fashion Item: fur coats
Fashion style: The Roaring Twenties; 1920s in Western fashion
Materials: fur (hair material); Raccoon
Location: The Museum at FIT; Fashion Institute of Technology
Identifier: 2010.21.1
Donor: Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed; Reed, Joseph Verner, 1902-1973