Bust: 50” (approx. 25" laying flat) 

Waist: 58”

Hip: 68”

Length: 39”

Exceptional and seemingly rare vintage Lilli Ann Paris / San Francisco coat, believed to date to approximately the late 1950s to early 1960s based on the label, dramatic silhouette, oversized collar, covered buttons, and couture-inspired construction. Lilli Ann is highly collectible for its statement outerwear, particularly the sculptural coats produced during the label’s mid-century era.

This is an especially striking example in a rich deep teal/cobalt blue with a softly textured, substantial fabric and an extraordinarily dramatic silhouette. The design has a voluminous swing / cocoon-style body, long sleeves, and an enormous sculptural shawl/cape-style collar that wraps around the shoulders and continues across the back.

One of the most unusual details is the self-fabric neck tie, which can be tied into a bow at the neck for a dramatic portrait-collar effect or left untied so the oversized collar falls open. The back features a separate self-fabric waist tie, allowing the otherwise generous silhouette to be lightly shaped at the waist.

The front closes with three large fabric-covered buttons positioned down the center. An original matching extra covered button is included and stored in the pocket, an excellent detail to find with a vintage piece of this age.

Two oversized lower patch pockets add to the exaggerated mid-century proportions and are each accented with a matching fabric-covered decorative button. The coat is fully lined in a beautiful contrasting plum / mauve satin-like lining.

Era: Approximately late 1950s–early 1960s

Dramatic oversized shawl / cape-style collar

Self-fabric neck tie / bow

Long sleeves

Voluminous swing / cocoon silhouette

3 functional fabric-covered front buttons

1 additional original matching replacement button included in pocket

Two oversized patch pockets

Fabric-covered decorative pocket buttons

Separate back waist tie

Full contrasting plum/mauve satin-like lining

Generous, architectural mid-century cut

The combination of the Lilli Ann Paris/San Francisco label, enormous sculptural collar, neck bow, back waist tie, oversized patch pockets, original covered buttons, surviving spare button, contrasting lining, and dramatic swing silhouette makes this a particularly distinctive example of Lilli Ann’s collectible mid-century outerwear. It has the exaggerated proportions and fashion-forward construction that make vintage Lilli Ann coats so desirable among collectors.

A true statement coat that works equally well as a wearable vintage piece, collector garment, editorial fashion piece, or mid-century archive addition.

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