Although this particular shape wasn't named until later, one can see the precursors of this style during the 1920s. A variety of coats designed in 1926. The top image shows a kimono sleeved coat, a dolman sleeved coat, and a straight sleeved coat, all of which show the typical fullness in the top back, while preserving the straight line from the hips to the hem. Evening wraps were much looser, and emphasized the upper back fullness even more. The lower image shows two capes and a plain, straight coat.
Applied bands form the trimming.
For information on 1930s and pre-WWII 1940s, see the next page .