Nicolas Joseph (France) 50s, Muskrat, Zenith of Parisian Fur Craft

Nicolas Joseph (France) 50s, Muskrat, Zenith of Parisian Fur Craft SUNDAZED & OUTSIDE SOCIETY S.O.S. | sundazed.io/sos This mid-century fur coat, labeled Créations Nicolas Joseph Fourrures and originating from 1950s Paris, represents a definitive apex in haute fourrure at a time when artisanal fur craftsmanship still shaped the foundation of Parisian fashion’s pre-industrial ecology. Composed of high-grade muskrat pelts, the garment exhibits a meticulous standard of pelt-matching and vertical panel alignment—hallmarks of a furrier atelier operating at the pinnacle of technical fluency. Each hide appears to have been hand-cut along its natural grain and basted to muslin templates, joined with invisible whipstitching and secured internally with soft leather facings—methods that preserve surface integrity while reinforcing structural cohesion. The pelts, notable for their dense underfur and intact guard hairs, have undergone restrained oiling and dyeing treatments that maintain tonal depth without resorting to the artificial gloss of glazed finishes. The resulting surface—semi-lustrous, air-tumbled, and brushed—mirrors classic French fur-finishing methods as once employed by maisons such as Jitrois, where sensual texture is never decoupled from tactile authenticity. Internally, the garment is mounted on a midweight silk or satin lining, providing internal stabilization without compromising fluidity.