Exceptional 2004 John Anthony Couture Brown Velvet Heavily Hand Embroidered & Beaded Jacket designer-balenciaga Partially lined in a white

Partially lined in a white silk with a pastel floral design through the upper half and inside of the sleeves

The silk has the feel of an antique 18th century gown and I love this reference back to the past

Stiffening through the hem to also help keep the shape

The color is person has a touch of a 'putty' feel to it

Vogue's review of the show said

Exceptional 2004 John Anthony Couture Brown Velvet Heavily Hand Embroidered & Beaded Jacket designer-balenciaga Partially lined in a whiteThis dress is from John Anthony's 2004 collection and is the original sample from his archive. It was made under the creative direction of John Anthony. Each piece that John Anthony made was on a made to order basis, which means that each piece is the only one that exists, or in the very occasional circumstance that there are similar pieces made, only a very limited amount of pieces were done. All of the pieces I have (and have had in the last couple