Sunday, 31 January 2016








This is a lovely Ben Zuckerman coat, probably once part of a skirt suit, in heavy black gabardine wool. It is double breasted, with 3/4 length sleeves, and is trimmed at the neck in astrakhan fur, designed to tie like a bow tie.
Photos courtesy of Awatso 18.

Thursday, 28 January 2016






This is a fantastic Ben Zuckerman coat in a watermelon pink with large black decorative buttons. It has a fitted waist with a skirt that flares and large patch pockets. It probably dates from the early 1960's as the jacket is a shorter length than it would have been in the 1950's. The bright colour of this jacket would certainly cheer you up on a cold winter day.
Photos courtesy of Ritual Vintage.

Tuesday, 26 January 2016


From Harper's Bazaar, October 1957.
'On the Blonde beauty, the poetic new hair shading, Clairol's Blonde on Blonde- as silvery shifting as the light of the moon. This colouring technique ombre-tints the hair from light to darker blonde. LancĂ´me moonlight make-up.
Pointing up this pretty pallor is a mauve brocade dinner costume in the tender shade of sweet peas, it's loose jacket lined in white mink. By Ben Zuckerman.'

Thursday, 21 January 2016


From Vogue, 1954- a fashion illustration of a Ben Zuckerman suit by Rene Bouche.
'Women's ensemble featuring a short, slightly barrel shaped navy blue coat with silk braid trim around sleeve cuffs. Also featuring a white blouse, black pill box hat and straight skirt.'
Rene Bouche was a fashion illustrator active from the 1930-60's. He was born in 1905 in Prague and died in England in 1963.

Friday, 15 January 2016







This is a really wonderful Ben Zuckerman coat, in cornflower blue silk trapunto. Trapunto, from the Italian for "to quilt," is a method of quilting that is also called "stuffed technique." A puffy, decorative feature, trapunto utilizes at least two layers, the underside of which is slit and padded, producing a raised surface on the quilt.
This coat is empire waisted with a Watteau or sack back, which would likely date this coat to the mid 1950's.
Photos courtesy of Vintage LoveLove 88

Tuesday, 12 January 2016


From The Miami Daily News- 13 January, 1951.
'Beige and white, in paintbrush tweed, are used for Ben Zuckerman's soft-skirted spring suit. White cotton braid edges the jacket, which is fastened with gold rimmed pearl buttons.'

Friday, 8 January 2016


This is a really lovely Ben Zuckerman outfit in pale grey Anglo Fabrics wool.
It consists of a beautiful suit, double breasted with a tiny waist, and a long, slim skirt. The jacket matches perfectly, and is loosely cut to skim over the suit.