Suede fringe coat

Coat of tan leather suede. Knee length or slightly longer. Round neckline with slight band collar. Center front opening with 7 circular metal buttons attached with matching leather thongs. Edges of opening have thong stitching. Two front horizontal, slit pockets edged with same thong stitching as opening with ends hanging as single strands of fringe. Long sleeves with thong stitching at cuff. At upper bust, shoulder, elbow, and hem of coat is leather thong fringe. On collar above upper bust fringe, above elbow fringe, on pocket, and above hem are "stamped and painted" decorative bands. In line above fringe at upper bust is line of round brass studs. Label handwritten at inside center back: "Handmade/ by / Sherri Shelton Heath / © 5-99"
Date: May 1999
Creator: Heath, Sherri Shelton
System: The UNT Digital Library