Extraordinary 1920s Silk Embroidered Piano Shawl designer-rudi-gernreich The skirt closes with a

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

This deep deep navy blue frock is just a knock out

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

5" from shoulder seam to bottom waist seam including the 4" band

Extraordinary 1920s Silk Embroidered Piano Shawl designer-rudi-gernreich The skirt closes with aA 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