1920s B & W Embroidered Silk Jacket designer-alfred-bosand It is shown here in

It is shown here in action from a 1977 edition of L'officiel

The dress is very heavy off the body as all that work is glass beads in different shapes and it is so heavily applied

The thing that is quite amazing is that this is all one panel of fabric

oranges and blues all shot through with metallic thread

Lined in an off white sine silk mesh and stamped 768 which I assume is the style or a internal house reference number

1920s B & W Embroidered Silk Jacket designer-alfred-bosand It is shown here inStunning and unusual this is a late 20s, early 30s silk embroidered Asian jacket that would have been made specifically for the tourist market. It is very unusual in that it is all black stitch normally you see these in a myriad of colors and to find a black stitch one is pretty amazing! Machine stitched embroidery covers the jacket in a design of beautiful birds that flit amongst black flowers and vines. Both the outside and inner lining are a