50s Wool Coat by Zelinka Matlick Military Style Tailored Sculptural Collar Rare

Vintage military style virgin wool coat, made by Zelinka Matlick and sold by high end apparel store Martins of Brooklyn, most likely in the mid 50s. Made from black virgin wool, the tailoring is downright amazing on this coat! It fastens with black and silver buttons and hidden fabric-covered buttons and features slash pockets at each hip. Super chic! Preowned/vintage (60 years old!) with some signs of use and prior wear: one button is missing from a sleeve cuff; some spots to interior lining (see last image). Coat has skinny belt loops but no belt. No size tag, fits like modern S/M. Measurements, taken flat and doubled where appropriate: shoulders - 16in, bust - 40in, waist - 35in, hips - 39in, sleeves - 22in, shoulder to hem - 41in. About Zelinka Matlick (from the Vintage Fashion Guild): Zelinka-Matlick was one of the great suit and coat houses located on Seventh Avenue, New York in the mid-20th century. David Zelinka started his coat manufacturing business in 1929 and in 1935 he was joined by Max Matlick. They produced lovely tailored suits, often trimmed in fur. Zelinka and Matlick visited the Paris shows twice a year, but did not do direct copies. As David Zelinka put it, “I don’t care to retrace the mistakes of other designers. I’d rather call them adaptations or interpretations.’‘