Antique 19th Century Exceptional Russian Metallic Brocade Coat designer-christian-lacroix This is an exceptional silk

This is an exceptional silk wrap gypsy skirt with the earliest Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Paris label

The silk has a pretty texture to it and the colors are vibrant and bright against the off white back drop

The sleeves and back are semi-transparent

So led the review on Vogue

The exterior is a deep rust knit jersey - cutting edge fabric of the day - and that is lined in the highest quality silk hand dyed to match the color

Antique 19th Century Exceptional Russian Metallic Brocade Coat designer-christian-lacroix This is an exceptional silkThis is one of the most beautiful antique coats I have ever had in the shop. It is made from a beautiful Russian metallic brocade with a bright contrasting cotton lining. Both fabrics inside and out are extraordinary. The exterior fabric is a real metal thread woven through a royal purple velvet. Throughout the design are pops of pink, green and yellow thread that is extraordinary and the final effect wonderful. Inside it an antique cotton in a