1920s Paisley Shawl Flapper Coat w Blue & Pink Printed Silk Lining designer-hardy-amies Model: Clotilde

Model: Clotilde

its buttonholes edged in satin

The sequins at first glance appear to be a combination of a glossy jet black missed with glossed steel greys but the greys are actually tinged with a slight turquoise shade - this gives them remarkable shimmer and the sense of life with the slightest of movements of the wearer

easy way about it

Fully lined in a deep grey silk

1920s Paisley Shawl Flapper Coat w Blue & Pink Printed Silk Lining designer-hardy-amies Model: ClotildeThis coat is quite wonderful and it does have its original department store label which gives us some clue to its origins. Its inner label tells us that it was sold by McCreery & Company out of Pittsburgh. That department store opened its door around 1904 and I found a reference to it as being "described as a place where sumptuous richness is the keynote". They provided high end goods to up until they went out of business in 1938. This gives us a