Sundazed (West Germany) 70s, Chrome-Tanned, Wide Notched Lapels

Sundazed (West Germany) 70s, Chrome-Tanned, Wide Notched Lapels SUNDAZED & OUTSIDE SOCIETY S.O.S. | sundazed.io/sos ...Panel-intensive construction in chrome-tanned cowhide, flat-felled seams, and ergonomic patterning reflect disciplined postwar Central European craft. The women’s two-button leather blazer, produced by an unidentified German or Austrian manufacturer between the mid-1970s and early 1980s, stands as a rigorously constructed artifact of postwar Central European leatherwear—a sector defined not by designer auteurship but by industrial mastery, functional tailoring, and material authenticity. Emerging from a milieu where “Echtes Leder” (real leather) outerwear became a wardrobe mainstay, this garment embodies the broader shift toward pragmatic, professionalized women’s dress, blending masculine tailoring codes with tactile luxury to serve a newly mobile, economically empowered demographic. The blazer adheres to a panel-intensive construction methodology, executed in real leather—likely chrome-tanned cowhide—featuring medium weight (0.9–1.1mm thickness) and a smooth, subtly glossy finish. Panel seams are flat-felled and topstitched, reinforcing major stress points while simultaneously articulating the garment’s structural geometry. Stitch length is appropriately elongated (~4–5mm) to prevent perforation fatigue, indicating industrial-grade leather machinery fitted with walking foot or roller foot assemblies.