Extraordinary 1920s Silk Embroidered Piano Shawl designer-rudi-gernreich Made of a pink floral

Made of a pink floral print chiffon over a inner sheath dress in black

never mind piecing it together into the fabulous gown and coat that you see here - it is mind boggling

The collection was based on the "Arts and Crafts" movement and which focused on the contrast and opposites of man and machine

The closer you get the more you realize how brilliant the print really is and how fine the challis fabric is

The skirt closes with a side zipper and flat hook & eye and the top slips on and has elastic as each cuff

Extraordinary 1920s Silk Embroidered Piano Shawl designer-rudi-gernreich Made of a pink floralA spectacular and huge embroidered silk Chinese export shawl from the twenties. It is a spectacular explosion of vibrant color on an off white silk backdrop. The embroidered design of flowers is very beautiful and still very vivid. It is also very heavy the fringe and knot work on this one is particularly dense and well done so it makes for a very heavy pieces. It is dramatic and so wearable you can use it as an evening cape or coat by adding a well