Extraordinary 1920s Embroidered Silk Fringe Piano Shawl designer-frank-usher Each sleeve has a heavy

Each sleeve has a heavy zipper

The cut is spectacular - the fabric means it forms to the body but then the sleeves and pant legs are flared out and wide

The other side has a simple scooped bodice and the skirt has a cut away - this would have been worn over a semi sheer or sheer colored under dress - you can let you imagination run wild in matching yours to the colors in the bead work

Maggy Reeves was a couture designer in Canada and her pieces are as rare as rare can be

Extraordinary 1920s Embroidered Silk Fringe Piano Shawl designer-frank-usher Each sleeve has a heavyThis is a spectacular and huge embroidered silk Chinese export shawl from the twenties. The floral design is particularly bright and vivid on this one and those brilliant pops of color are perfectly offset by the black silk backdrop. It is a spectacular explosion of flowers, birds and butterflies done in a satin stitch. The colors are as vibrant as the day it was done. Very dramatic and so wearable you can use it as an evening cape or coat by adding a