Woman's coat of wool trimmed with nutria, designed by Ambrozy, London, ca. 1935

Woman's coat of beige wool trimmed with nutria. Mid-calf length and straight cut. With a rounded turn-down nutria collar, square padded shoulders to the long straight sleeves and square patch packets with triangular machine-stitched headings. The buttons are cylindrical with square ends formed of a brown composition wire around a central core.

This was worn by Miss Emilie Grigsby (1876-1964) who was a wealthy independent American who came to England from New York. She established a salon which was frequented by writers and the military. She was considered to be one of the great international beauties, with extremely pale, almost transparent skin and golden hair. She was frequently the subject of articles in the New York Times during the early 20th century. Her clothes were purchased from couturiers in London, Paris, and New York, and demonstrated an elegantly avant-garde approach to style.

T.227-1967