1930s Silk & Emroidered Metal Thread Asian Jacket designer-bonwit-teller The way it is cut

The way it is cut is very old Hollywood with full coverage form neck to hem

The colors pop off each other and it just adds to the rich feel of the set

Unlined and closes with a back

This is an exceptional seventies long layered gypsy skirt with the Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Paris label

There is the teeniest of fading to the lace on one side down the edge of the ruffles and across one shoulder but you don't see this when on

1930s Silk & Emroidered Metal Thread Asian Jacket designer-bonwit-teller The way it is cutThe Western world in the twenties and thirties had a great fascination with all things art deco and oriental and places like Japan began to export pieces made specifically for the tourist market. These pieces combined classic design elements of the Japanese culture with a slight western twist to the cut and colors. The embroidered jackets where amongst the most prized and this one is a stunning example. Made of a fine cream silk, it is completely