Extraordinary 1940s Densely Hand Beaded & Sequin Red Silk Satin Asian Jacket designer-stavropoulos How I wish I knew

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

Unlined and each interior seam and edge is finished by hand

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

It wraps and encircles the wearer in a light cloud of fabric and beads

Extraordinary 1940s Densely Hand Beaded & Sequin Red Silk Satin Asian Jacket designer-stavropoulos How I wish I knewThe 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