Vintage 60s Mod Pumpkin Plaid 3 Piece Wool Cape Suit Iwanir Tel Aviv S/M

Clothing : Womens : Suits

 

Fabulous vintage 60s mod pumpkin-&-olive plaid wool suit was Israeli made for leading Tel Aviv fashion house Iwanir and features 3 matching pieces: A cape, a pencil skirt, and a short-sleeved blouse. Skirt and cape feature the same windowpane plaid in olive on a pumpkin ground.

Cape, which has faux chest pocket flaps and 4 self-fabric button closure, is styled like a sleeveless vest with an attached, overlying capelet falling from the yoke. Skirt closes with a metal side zip. Blouse is solid olive green jersey piped with matching plaid on the collar, button placket and buttons, and 2 patch pockets; chest patch pocket is accessorized with a c-clasp silvertone cherub pin, not original to the set but an accent piece worn by the former owner. All pieces are unlined, with the exception of the overlying “capelet” panel of material on the cape, which is lined in olive satin.

All three pieces are labelled “Iwanir Jercoli, Tel Aviv Style, 100% Wool”, with the words “Iwanir” and “Tel Aviv” appearing in Hebrew characters as well; “Jercoli” is the manufacturer. At the height of its popularity from the 50s through the 70s, Iwanir was founded by Yosef Iwanir and his brother Max in 1939, and was family run till closing in 1981. (Thanks to Shachar Iwanir, the founder’s grandson, for this information).

Tag size is 44, with exact measurements as follows: Cape bust 40”, shoulders 16”, and length 27”. Skirt waist 28”, hips 36”, and length 24.5”. Shirt bust 36”, shoulders 15.5”, waist 36”, and length 22.5”. This wonderful set is in good, clean condition, with 2 moth nibbles and one ½” “run” on the skirt (see photo #5) and 2 snags on the front left of the cape collar.

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