Extraordinary 1940s Densely Hand Beaded & Sequin Red Silk Satin Asian Jacket designer-stavropoulos Hips: 22" across the inside

Hips: 22" across the inside lining Length: 41" from waist to hem

How I wish I knew who this was made for as she must have been someone quite fabulous

The color is very interesting as it is a more deep steel grey with a deep blue blue tone mixed in

with generous room for probably  up to a C cup

/  (8) Tommy and Dee Hilfiger at the World Music Awards

Extraordinary 1940s Densely Hand Beaded & Sequin Red Silk Satin Asian Jacket designer-stavropoulos Hips: 22" across the insideThe Western world in the twenties to the sixties had a special fascination with the Far East and this highly influenced the fashion of that time period. Japan and China began to export and sell pieces made specifically for the tourist market that combined classic design elements of those respective cultures with a slight western twists to the cut and colours. You will often see embroidered versions of these come up for sale but these beaded and sequin