Fabulous 1960s Extensively Beaded & Sequin Front Zip Red Silk Satin Asian Jacket designer-donald-brooks The bead work is all

The bead work is all 3 dimensional as well so you really get this wonderful sense of texture

Reference photos: Jean Shrimpton in Nina Ricci for Harper's Bazaar 1965

The top is lined with a inner taupe layer of the jersey and the skirt is unlined

Natural Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam

there are four full layers of silk used to make up the body of the dress

Fabulous 1960s Extensively Beaded & Sequin Front Zip Red Silk Satin Asian Jacket designer-donald-brooks The bead work is allThe Western world in the twenties to the sixties had a special fascination with the Far East and this highly influenced the fashion of that time period. Japan and China began to export and sell pieces made specifically for the tourist market that combined classic design elements of those respective cultures with a slight western twist to the cut and colours. You will often see embroidered versions of these come up for sale but these beaded and sequin