1930s Ermine & Silk Velvet Evening Coat mao-hide Bodice: 13" from shoulder to

Bodice: 13" from shoulder to empire waist

Made of a pale green silk satin it is wonderfully constructed

It is after all over 100 years old

It gives the effect of the wearer being wrapped and adds a nice refined extra touch to the bodice

Classic Ossie at his best and an iconic design

1930s Ermine & Silk Velvet Evening Coat mao-hide Bodice: 13" from shoulder toEvery once in a while you find a coat so exceptional it takes your breath away and this is one. The long sweeping lines, the inner cream silk lining that flashes that contrast of color when you move. And of course that amazing touch of ermine fur at the collar and down each sleeve! You do see these with ermine collars but this is the first I have seen with sleeves like this. They are each a bell sleeve widening as the come to the cuff and then looping