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#199 - c. 1900 HUBERT & RIGUERE (?) DEPOSE PARISIAN Black Velvet Jet Beaded Opera Cape Trimmed in Marabou Feathers! OK... your fashion history lesson for the day begins with the word, Depose (that's with an accent over each "e"). Modele Depose, or Paris Depose on a label simply means that the design was registered with the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Like a patent of sorts. Now I can't really read the second label.. I believe it's Hubert & Riguere, Paris, but I don't know of them (though with designs like this, they were obviously competing with the Worth's and Doucet's for the most fashionable clients! Plush black silk velvet absolutely encrusted with jet black beading. Fully lined in black silk. Excellent condition. Unless this was made yesterday, the condition couldn't be much better for 100 years old! Has lovely pocket inside lining with bows.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2381 - c. 1910 Ecru Cashmere Regency Style Triple Caped Coat with Embroidered Velvet Collar and Art Nouveau Dragonfly Buttons!! Do you love Jane Austen movies? Can't get enough of the Regency style? Obviously neither could the designer of this Edwardian coat. As close as you can get to the style of a Pelisse from the early 1800's. I believe it's cashmere (or the finest wool coat you'll find). The intricate design silk embroidery on the cafe-au-lait colored velvet collar is in mint condition. There are 11 (likely solid brass) buttons which are museum quality art nouveau three-dimensional dragonflies! Probably worth a fortune alone! The coat hangs 48" long with no damage in the fabric (those nasty little moths have stayed away for 90+ years! Perhaps the dragonflies scared them away??). From the shoulder, under the velvet, is a triple layered cape collar that go all the way around the back... and all trimmed in a thin silk braid. Absolutely in near Mint condition! The coat is fully lined in ecru silk.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2022 - c. 1950's Amazing CEIL CHAPMAN Light Grey Silk Floral Cocktail Dress with Poufy Skirt! There are so few prints that I actually like.. me and Ceil Chapman since she hardly ever used prints! So this is rare! Now you will know how little I know about fabrics.... since this dress skirt is lined in a very stiff, crisp paper-like material and I have no idea what it's called! Sorry!! It's like a treated silk with a crunchy sound! Whatever it's called, it creates a very poufy skirt with a lot of volume. The classic wrapped-draped bodice that matches the wrapped-draped skirt...and just look at the interesting detail in the back of the skirt at the hemline! This was obviously an expensive dress when new... and ready for inclusion into a Ceil Chapman museum exhibit. Excellent condition. Mondaldo's label as well as Ceil Chapman label.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2684 - c. 1883 STERN BROS. Wedding Gown of Cream Grenadine and Lace with Satin Ribbons! First I have to say "Stern". Especially difficult to part with, with that Stern Label. Just to give you a clue, visit the Museum / Page 2 on this website and look at the first gown on that page.. the medieval looking one with all the rhinestones! That was also a Stern gown. Now do you see what I'm talking about??? I've had a few gowns from "Sterns, New York" over the years and they have always been the fanciest of the fancy. This gown is even earlier than that since it's labeled "Stern Bros." so I'm assuming that they started out as a small shop and then grew to the department store. I'm not sure if they started as dressmakers or importers.. I want to say importers from France since their gowns were so magnificent..., but I don't know. All the three (!) underskirt hems are still there in in quite good condition. Tiered lace skirt with the bustle wrap and trimmed everywhere it seems with bows!

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2540 - c. 1920's BEER - 7 PLACE VENDOME, PARIS! The Ultimate Deco Flapper Coat in Black Silk Satin, Long 2-tone Silk Fringe and Amazing Embroidered Deco Design! Beer began in 1884 as a designer of fans and parasols. Story goes that one of his customers asked him to design a gown to go with her Beer accessories and the rest is history. If you are a true collector of antique clothing, you will know the name "BEER". The first name you might learn is "WORTH" (he and his sons and grandsons were masters at self-promotion, so that's the name you know). Then once you learn a bit more, you will recognize Paquin, Lanvin, Doucet, Pingat, and Beer.. among many others. Fine examples of the work of these top designers are commanding amazing prices. The last Worth gown sold at the NYC Doyle Auction for $90,000! For me, if a garment can immediately evoke the look and feel of an era, it thrills the pants off me! :) Yeah, I know, I need to get a life. But anyway, I just look at this black silk satin wrap coat with a perfect deco trim and, well... The design on the sleeves is "cut in" to the black satin and the design at the sides are like huge kangaroo pockets. No closures on the coat, you just wrap the incredibly long two sections of two-tone fringe around the neck. Grab your black cloche pulled way down on your head, and you, my dear, are the ultimate designer flapper! Excellent condition.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#9988 - c. 1870's (?) or c. 1920's F.Weil, E. Petit & Co., Paris, France Jeweled Shoe Heels Wooden Shank with Celluloid Overlay Decorated with Rhinestones from Jordan Marsh! I know.. these are very close to the 1920's heels I have listed, but the design seems much earlier.. and since it's similar to the look of a shoe dated 1879, I'm going to stick my neck out and date them. FYI, Jordan Marsh store was founded in 1841... so that works. The only question is that the typeface of the Jordan Marsh still attached label doesn't seem as early, so.. Ok... perhaps they are indeed 1920s. Guess I need to be more of a heel expert! Two minor scratches on one heel and two tiny, tiny metal beads missing at the top of the same heel. The other is near mint condition. Obviously never used as the labels are still on. I believe the original price was $7.00... and that might be for one or two, not sure! A fortune! Measures: 2.5" high.

$ 465. SOLD

 

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#1177 - c. 1880's Museum Quality PARISIAN Micro Beaded Floral Design Mantle in Autumn Hues with Black Lace Trim! Oh goodness... and I swore I would never sell this piece! I mean, how many times in your lifetime have you seen anything like this not in a museum? Labeled "L. Espinasse - Confections Hte Nouveaute - 17. Rue du 4 Septembre- Paris." This is all BEADED with tiny micro beads almost in a grid pattern on black net base to create the magnificent "William Morris" style floral motif. the beading and lace and black satin is in Excellent condition... 2" beaded fringe. Black silk lining. Label is still firmly attached. There is a black lace peplum under fitted waist which continues over shoulders and neck and down front. Hand-made lace? Sure looks it to me, but I took a close-up photo for you really knowledgeable lace folks.. Piece closes with hooks at front and really has no measurements as it just drapes over shoulders, but shoulders are small, so please take note. Black silk satin bows and ribbons at back and front waist. Awesome!!

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2112 - c. 1950's RARE SIR NORMAN HARTNELL COUTURE Silver Beaded Dress! Top of the Line! Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Dressmaker! Rare to find Hartnell dresses.. especially as fine a dress as this. Hartnell began designing clothes in the early 1920s, working briefly with Lucile before opening his own premises in London and first collection in 1927. He was appointed Royal Family Dressmaker in 1938 and designed spectacular state gowns for their overseas visits. He is most famous for designing Queen Elizabeth's Wedding gown, Going-Away Dress and in 1953, her Coronation Gown. From 1942, he produced dresses for the public in his huge showroom of grey and crystal, with mirrored walls, grey velvet upholstery and enormous crystal chandeliers. This dress certainly looks like it belongs in that showroom... can't you just see it sparkle under those lights? Fully beaded net dress of silver bugle beads and round beads over a white silk lining. Back zipper. Near Mint condition! A true piece of history by a knighted fashion designer! His classic quotation was: "I despise simplicity. It is the negation of all that is beautiful."

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2377 - c. 1957 Silk Peau de Soie PIERRE BALMAIN COUTURE Formal Ballgown with Matching Bolero Jacket! If you've ever looked through the fashion magazines of the mid-1950s, you'll see that Yellow was the most fashionable color of the time (shocking pink was another). All to the top designers created dresses and gowns of bright yellow, often combined with black, white or both. Here's a rare opportunity to own an incredibly special Pierre Balmain Original Couture Formal Ball Gown purchased directly from the runway in Paris by a woman from Hingham, Massachusetts, and worn at U.S. Presidential Reception soon after! It's a 2-piece sheath gown with lemon yellow peau de soie 3/4 sleeve bolero jacket lined with white silk, bearing the Balmain label. The sheath has a bodice of white satin, with separate inner slip top, sleeveless with scoop neck and covered buttons in back. Black satin draped sash fashioned in front into a 6 sided open bow and fastened with 2 sets hooks, top set looping over sash in back form a figure eight. Lemon yellow skirt w/ silk taffeta lining. "Once you have seen a dress of this type, you can surely appreciate the couturier's skill". Excellent condition.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#1915 - c. 1950's ALWYNN-PARIS Silver Lame Gala Gown! If you want to know why Parisian couture is so highly regarded by the fashion world.. all you have to do it take a look at this gown and you will not question their leadership in extraordinary design! I have never seen more draping on one gown than this one! Just like an Oscar Statue! It's really a silver lame, but in various light, it gleams gold as you see. Clear beaded flower cluster design at the right breast which traveles down the front of the gown like a vine with beaded drops to the spot where the drap is held. Rhinestones add a bit of extra sparkle. Strapless with daring decolletage, stayed bodice and inner cinch waistband. Condition is Excellent though there is a bit of lame tarnishing. Back zipper. Top of the line couture piece from the 1950's.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#958 - c. 1920's Cut Velvet, Wool and Stone Martin Fur Coat! Hollywood Memorabilia. Worn by Julianna Margulies in The Newton Boys film starring Matt McConaughey and Ethan Hawke! I love Hollywood memorabilia and combined with my love of antique clothing, well... I get goosebumps! Let's start with the fact that this coat is extraordinary (even without the Hollywood connection... but that makes it even better!). Now I say cut velvet, but I'm not sure it's not some kind of cut sheared fur... it seems too coarse for velvet... but the movie people call it velvet so I'm following their lead. However they call the fur Mink... and I think that it's Stone Martin on both the collar and cuffs, so... who knows! I do know that the 3rd material is wool and that the button is bakelite. Speaking of the wool, you've gotta look at the close-up photos to see the intricate stitching detailing! It's fabulous! Excellent condition. Now for the Hollywood connection, the coat still has the original tag hanging from the arm with the movie title, scenes and Julianna's name.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#500beer - RARE c. 1900 Beer Designer - 7 Place Vendome, Paris Label - Silk Taffeta Evening Gown with Extraordinary Ribbon Detailing and Lace! Yes, it IS exquisite. No it's not perfect. Yes, it still is a museum quality piece. Take a look at the intricate floral pattern down the front of the dress and at the shoulders... this is created by hand pleating and tucking ribbons! And then the beautiful hemline of tiny pleating! Now the history I have of Beer is that he began in 1884 as a designer of fans and parasols. Story goes that one of his customers asked him to design a gown to go with her Beer accessories and the rest is history. He is known for dainty, frilly, "valentine box" looking gowns (I love that description!). Now for the bad news on this gown... silk taffeta is one of those materials that doesn't hold up well. That's why you don't see alot of them! It's a Work of Art!!

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2603 - c. 1924 Museum Quality Pink Fully Beaded Fringe Flapper Dress on Black Slip Base! I have a piece in my closet that I haven't yet had the heart to sell. Why? Because the whole dress is full of beaded fringe - not silk fringe - BEADED!!! I never thought I'd find another. Well, I was wrong. Not only did I find another, but in PINK! And to make this even more exciting, the designer added an outstanding design in the beading to create the look of a long dropped belt!! If this wasn't one of the most expensive dresses of it's day, I'll eat my hat. (Well, maybe not some of the hats I have for sale, they are too beautiful to consume!) This is a definite for any deco or flapper collection. It weighs a ton, so if you decide to wear it, you better work out first! In amazing, Excellent condition! I'm amazed this dress has survived in tact.. and looks nearly new!!!!

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#1660 - c. 1904 Black Etamine Fancy Trained Reception Gown appliqued in Taffetas! What the heck is Etamine, you ask?? I don't know! I was given that name for this fabric from the previous (very well informed antique clothing person), so I'm sure it's the right name, and since I can't describe it any other way.. well, it's Black Etamine. It's like a woven open net linen, sort of. What do you care? It's gorgeous whatever it is! And black is so hard to be gorgeous!!! This gown is dripping with charm, appliques of black taffeta in rose patterns, great block patterns, and full of hanging bows. I added the black slip under the skirt, but doesn't come with the outfit. Belt and neckpiece are original and separate. Excellent condition. The photos will say more than I can. Very wearable and strong.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2679 - c. late 1940's - early 1950's CEIL CHAPMAN Rhinestoned Evening Dress! Zowie! I buy Ceil Chapman dresses and gowns because I love them. However this one "takes the cake". Best I've seen to date! Brilliant Floral Rhinestone design decorates the bodice and cascades diagonally down the skirt to the hem with a scalloped edge!! All on an ecru silk satin base. Pouf skirt with additional diagonal pleating. Spaghetti straps. Excellent condition. A rare quality designer dress. Measures: 33" bust, 24" waist, with perhaps 1/2" to be let out, 27" long from waist. Back zipper, Crinoline under skirt.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#1614 - c. 1890 Tall Wired Hat with Black Silk, Net, Chiffon and Black Pallettes! Wow... this is totally unique! I call it my "mickey mouse hat" since it's so tall and has two "wings" that could be mistaken for mouse ears! :) Just kidding of course. This is a wired base with black chiffon, large black pallette sequins, net and silk "petals". Hats were very tall about this era.. then started getting shorter and wider until about 1910 when the were at their widest.. and then brims started to droop to late 1910's and then get smaller and smaller into the 1920's cloches. How's that for a simple overview!! :) Excellent condition (as long as I have a box tall enough to send to you! :) Sits on top of the head, so size is not an issue. Try to find another!! :)

$ 765. SOLD on LAYAWAY

 
#0104 - c. 1905 Gibson Girl Black Chiffon Hat! OK girls... I try my best to find the best.. and I think I'm doing a damn good job! :) Getting harder to find.. a Gibson Girl era hat - designed to be worn on top of the head to give that tall, large look so head size is not all that important. Frilly look... as it was worn with the frilly dresses of the time, Black silk chiffon, completely gathered on top and under the brim, along with pleating at the top and bows. She might have trimmed the hat underneath with some floral sprays, and you can do the same! A large 16" round.

$ 665. SOLD on LAYAWAY

 
   
#1404 - c. 1869 RARE - Patent Dated March 16, 1869 - EMPRESS HEEL Gold Metal Etched Heels! WOW!!!! What a find!! So rare! So early for detached heels! A pair of pearlized jeweled 1920 heels recently sold for nearly $1,000, and I strongly believe that these are much more exciting and rare! They belong in a shoe museum! Etched leaf design wraps around the heels. Excellent condition.... a polishing is likely all they need. Measures: 1.5" high. NEW LISTING!

$ 965. SOLD

 

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2699 - c. 1950's HOWARD GREER Black Cut Velvet Bolero Jacket over Black Silk Crepe Strapless Dress! This outfit came from a collection belonging to a Hollywood starlet in the 1930's. Her collection included many designer dresses dating from the 1920's. Howard Greer was Head Designer for Paramount Studios until 1929. He is credited for discovering the queen of movie costuming, Edith Head. Greer advertised for a sketch artist, Head applied. She so impressed him that Greer hired her, even though Edith got the job with a fraudulent portfolio of stolen designs of fellow students which she passed off as her own... however she became a reliable assistant and she became Head Designer after Howard Greer and subsequently Travis Banton left in 1938. Anyway, Howard Greer continued to design clothing for Hollywood elite for years, but his dresses are Rare! Gotta look at the great matching strapless dress with the velvet trimmed bodice, the fabulous draping of the skirt, boned waist for hourglass figure, pointed bodice darts for that pointed 1950s bra! The bolero jacket is lined in bright red which can also be found at the cuffs. A great classic 50's outfit!

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2440 - c. early 1960's YVES SAINT LAURENT Very Early "Little Black Dress". I can't guarantee, but this could be from Yves Saint Laurent's first collection in 1962 prior to the opening of his ready-to-wear label Rive Gauche in 1966. If not his first year, it's certainly one of his earliest pieces with the old label design and definitely of an early 60's dress styling. Fine black crepe trimmed with peau de soie ribbon in great cross oval design ending in a simple knot. interesting pleated detail at waist sides. 3/4 sleeves length. Measures: 36" bust, 28" waist, 36" back collar to hem. Excellent condition. A must for any true collector!

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#866 - c. 1900 Exquisite Ecru All Battenburg Lace Wedding Gown! Can't get much sexier than this without showing any skin! Absolutely form-fitting gown of lace. No slip or lining with this, but it certainly needs it. I'm certain it was never lined in the past. The high neck is actually a slightly darker ecru of the same lace just to set it off. Very small size with a 30" bust, 22/23" waist, 56" long with 10" train. You might want to wear a corset with this to give yourself just the right form. Or if you are a collector, you just can't get any better than this! A gown of this quality is rare. This is an extraordinary heirloom to pass on in your family. Excellent condition with just a few very minor lace breaks. The gown is really a light ecru, not as dark as it appears in this photo.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#3312 - c. 1920's MADE IN FRANCE - Rue de la Paix Gown Black Velvet Beaded Art Deco Coat! If you know late 1800's, early 1900's high fashion, you will know that Rue de la Paix in Paris was the most fashionable street for the likes of the House of Worth located at #2 Rue de la Paix, and the equally noted designer, Doucet, located at #21/23 on the same street. Although there is not street number on this coat's label, I noticed there was no street number on an early Doucet label from the 1890's, so.... The label is "Rue de la Paix Gown." Likely an export house rather than a couture house. According to my expert, to be a member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, a dressmaking house must show a certain number of models each season (this number has changed over the years) and they must do at least part of their business in made to order garments for private clients. An export house sold only to professional buyers from luxury shops around the world. No private clients. The designs were usually "adaptations" of the best sellers at big name Couture houses, but the quality (and prices) were high, and the workmanship at this particular house seems to have been superb. In many ways, one could say that the export houses produced the forerunners to today's, so called, couture ready-to-wear. Measures: 42" long from back neck to hem. The original closure is missing, so an old Marcasite pin comes with the coat for closure. The coat is in Excellent condition with just some beads missing (easily replaced if you are a perfectionist) and one tiny hole found and then lost. Lined in original light blue silk which is slightly faded and has some wear to inside neckline and hemline. Wow!

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#1673 - c. 1815-20 Hard-to-Find Light Tan/Sage Green Silk Jacquard Evening Gown with Original Convertible Dress Pieces! With Provenance! It is rare to find an early 19th Century gown in great condition with extra pieces and documented provenance. This piece came from the direct descendant of the gown's original owner, Mary Murdock Richards. Mary Murdock of Roxbury, MA was born in 1787. In 1814 Mary married Nathaniel Richards. This may have been the base of Mary's original Wedding gown, then updated in the 1820s. The primary fabric is a patterned silk crepe in a light tan/sage green, an elegant and costly fabric in its day. The puff sleeves are made from a floral patterned silk faille in the same shade. All hand sewn, the workmanship is superb. The square neckline is double piped and the sleeve bands boast 4 rows of corded piping. Typical of high style 1820s dresses, there are 3-dimensional decorative bandings at the bottom of the skirt of braided green and pink silk in three rows bordered by triple rows of horizontal tucks. The effect is charming. The bodice is lined in cotton muslin and fastens in the back with the original steel hook and eyes. There are several brown stains on the gown ranging in size from 1/4-1 1/2" and one tiny tiny hole. There are no rips, tears or dryness to the fabric... still very fluid. Despite the minor staining, the overall condition of this evening gown is exceptional. Mary's gown also has the added bonuses: a collar, two lengths of green and pink ruffled trim (one to be worn around waistline, the other around neckline), a pair of long undersleeves and another pair of short puff sleeves matching the skirt braiding and the extra trim. The long undersleeves were often worn pinned or tied under the puff sleeves either for warmth or for a less formal occasion. The second set of sleeves were for likely worn for a ballgown. And the ruffled trims dress up the gown. Measures a surprisingly decent SIZE 2 at 32" bust, 25" highwaist, 51" long in front and 54" long in back, 100" hemline. Absolutely one of the best examples of the period.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#3144 - c. late 1940's / early 1950's Black Taffeta "New Look" CHRISTIAN DIOR ORIGINAL, New York Sleeveless Sundress with Jacket! I had to decide to show the front of this outfit, or the back. The front shows the dress and jacket, but it's the back of the jacket that I love! It unexpectedly wraps at the hips at the jacket back with fringed wide ties! True couture designer touch! Dior opened his luxury ready-to-wear operation in New York, I believe, in 1948. I would love to date this specifically to the correct year. The hip and back hip draping was popular in 1946, so I'm assuming this piece is quite early, but, on the other hand, it also matches elements from the 1950's as well! So... I will have to leave this up to you to decide... and just realize that this outfit is fabulous from any of these dates! Black rayon taffeta simple sundress with decorative buttons up front and back metal zipper. Matching jacket with shawl collar and that wonderful back detail. Dress it up or down. Add pearls or diamonds or turquoise. Add a white gardenia on the lapel or a smashing belt at the dress waist. Make it your own. Excellent condition. Measures: 35/36" bust, 27" waist.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#3280 - RARE c. 1920's REVILLE, London/Paris Couture Gown with Silver Lame Train and Headpiece! Reville and Rossiter Couture House was founded in London in 1906 by Mr. William Reville, a designer, and Miss Rossiter, who ran the biz... and perhaps Mr. Reville? :) In 1910, the company was appointed Court Dressmaker to Queen Mary and the following year they created the Queen's coronation robe. They specialized in formal gowns and were patronized by members of the aristocracy. In 1936, Reville and Rossiter merged with the House of WORTH! A rare couture 1920s flapper era bridal ensemble with a 9 1/2 ft long silver lame' train. This gown is in excellent condition & is strong enough to be worn today. The dress is made from ivory taffeta with soft tulle trimming around the neck & a charming bow at the front. It is the dropped waist style so typical of the era & it has a built in camisole. Another interesting feature is the built in suspenders which are fixed into the inside shoulder seams by means of cream silk ribbon. There is a label present which reads 'REVILLE, London, Paris'. There was another hand-written label inside with the name of the person for whom it was made, a Miss Henderson. The dress is in excellent condition with only the odd small age spot & no holes, stains, tears or underarm damage. The silver lame' train is in good strong condition and it is lined with very fine cream silk on the underside. It has a loop at the end for picking it up & it fixes onto the dress by means of 4 little rings and corresponding hooks at the shoulders. The train does have an area with a little tarnish about 1/2 way along, where it's been folded. It has a tulle bow & a sprig of lucky white heather at the end which echoes the tulle trimming on the dress. There is also a large tulle veil with lovely embroidered flower design, but this does have some repair/damage so it would be best suited to display. Simple wax headpiece is added to the outfit. The dress measures bust 34", waist 28", hips 40". The train is 114" x 14 1/2" wide.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
#2723 - c. 1950's BONNIE CASHIN Dark Oatmeal Wool Boucle Dress and Matching Reversible Poncho/Cape Trimmed in Leather! One of the best Bonnie Cashin sets I've seen. The cape is reversible (if you remove the label - lucky for you the previous owner never removed it!!!) The cape has snap closures on either side to confirm reversibility. A five time Coty award winner, Bonnie Cashin is just starting to get the recognition she deserves as the museum retrospectives and honors continue to pour in. In the 1940's, Cashin designed costumes for 20th Century Fox. She worked on more than 60 films including Anna and the King of Siam, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Laura. In the 1950's, she returned to New York, working for 24 years with manufacturer Phillip Sills to create "clothes for actual situations and living patterns, rather than trends". Her signature pieces include ponchos and natural fabrics such as tweed, leather and suede. This outfit is a classic Cashin! Label: A Bonnie Cashin Design, Sills & Company. This is a very tight fitted unlined knit dress trimmed in leather at the boat neckline, back zipper. The poncho/cape can be worn with collar up or down and it's reversible from wool boucle to black plush acrylic, both sides trimmed in leather. As classy as you can get! Excellent condition.. The color is closest to the photos of the black side of the cape, more a dark oatmeal, not as gold as shown in the other photos. The plush side is black as is the leather trim.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
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