1930s Embroidered Silk Asian Jacket designer-azzedine-alaia The bodice is fully lined

The bodice is fully lined in cotton and nylon runs down the front through the panel at the bottom of the suit

You don't see this when it is on

Item# S403

It's very chic and very of the current time - remarkable when you think it was conceived and produced some 45 odd years ago

Item# D475

1930s Embroidered Silk Asian Jacket designer-azzedine-alaia The bodice is fully linedThe Western world in the twenties and thirties had a great fascination with all things art deco and oriental and places like Japan began to export pieces made specifically for the tourist market. These pieces combined classic design elements of the Japanese culture with a slight western twist to the cut and colors. These embroidered jackets where amongst the most prized and this one is a stunning example! Done in a black silk that is completely