1946

This is an original 1946 Vogue design, re-released in the Vintage Vogue line in 2000. Note the stand-up collar, no-button front, raglan sleeves, and three-quarter sleeves with gathered cuff. This design is from The Commercial Pattern Archive, the Betty William Pattern Collection, University Library, Special Collections, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.

1947

This is an original 1947 Vogue design, re-released in the Vintage Vogue line in 2000. Note the banded hem, with hidden pockets, and shaped sleeves.

1949

"6706 - Pink flannel, hip length coat. Curving kimono sleeves. High collarless neckline, buttoned singly. Straight in front, a flare to the back." -- Vogue Pattern Book, (v.24, no.3) April-May 1949, p. 37.

1951

"Vincent Monte Sano's flight coat." -- Vogue (New York ed.), (v.117, no.1) Jan. 1951, p.3.

1952

"The Pale Coat ... the yellow coat is flared to a fare-thee-well, is a soft swoop over a knee-narrow skirt. Designed by Berg Leto ..." -- Vogue (New York ed.), Feb. 15, 1952, p. 81.

1952

"Designed by Harry Shacter." -- Vogue (New York ed.), Oct. 1, 1952, p. 31.

1952

"Russeks Design Studio Mink, Designed by Ralph Marano." -- Vogue (New York ed.), Oct. 1, 1952, p. 19.

2001

Left - Juliana! Online, Ladies Hooded Reversible Swing Coat, $1,650.

Right - Juliana! Online, Mink and Chinchilla Swing Coat, $7,500.

Although the swagger shaped coat seems to have fallen in popularity after 1952, it still appears occasionally, and is especially popular in fur coats.