1930s Ermine & Silk Velvet Evening Coat designer-emma-domb The skirt has an additional

The skirt has an additional layer of an attached tulle underskirt with dressmakers paper in the upper hip area only

This is a tremendously fabulous example of Gernreich's work

Bust: approx 21" flat across the back from seam to seam

poly jersey fabric that will work year-round and travels extraordinarily well

There are hidden snaps at the front that were added at a later date but allow it to fully close

1930s Ermine & Silk Velvet Evening Coat designer-emma-domb The skirt has an additionalEvery once in a while you find a coat so exceptional it takes your breath away and this is one. The long sweeping lines, the inner cream silk lining that flashes that contrast of color when you move. And of course that amazing touch of ermine fur at the collar and down each sleeve! You do see these with ermine collars but this is the first I have seen with sleeves like this. They are each a bell sleeve widening as the come to the cuff and then looping