1950s Red Silk Embroidered Asian Evening Coat designer-fred-perlberg I absolutely love the print

I absolutely love the print on this dress and I love how he has cleverly used elastic worked into the fabric to create shape and definition exactly where he wanted it

The bodice is fitted but with minimal seaming

The side swag detailing are lined in dressmakers paper so that they hold their shape

Note how those seams perfectly line up under the waist seam with the darts in the skirt

This is such a great dress

1950s Red Silk Embroidered Asian Evening Coat designer-fred-perlberg I absolutely love the printThe Western world in the twenties to fifties had a special fascination with all things art deco and oriental and places like Japan and China began to export pieces made specifically for the tourist market. These pieces combined classic design elements of the respective cultures with a slight western twist to the cut and colors. You often will see the jacket but the coats are a little harder to find and far more versatile in my opinion. These were the