Making Midge's ICONIC Pink Coat 👛

The pink coat from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is probably one of the most iconic garments from the series. One of the most popular coats in the 1950s was the swing coat. A variation of the swing coat was the clutch coat which was a coat without closures. This is the type of coat I would classify Midge’s pink coat as. The reason fuller coats were so popular is because the silhouette of garments demanded such accommodation. Larger and longer skirts meant coats needed to change accordingly. This late 1950s wool swing coat is actually housed in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History along with the satin blue nightgown worn in the pilot episode.
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Sources:
Ewing, E. (1992). History of 20th century fashion. B. T. Batsford Ltd.
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Milford-Cottam, D. (2017). Fashion in the 1950s. Bloomsbury Shire.
Sears & Robuck. (Catalog). (1954). The 1954 Sear Catalog.
I also am able to speak with my grandmother who was a tailor from the 1950s-1990s.