Fabulous 1960s Extensively Beaded & Sequin Front Zip Red Silk Satin Asian Jacket designer-donald-brooks there are four full layers

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

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

raw feeling cotton with a linen like finish

5" from side seam to side seam

loose and wide body and then it is brought in at the hem

Fabulous 1960s Extensively Beaded & Sequin Front Zip Red Silk Satin Asian Jacket designer-donald-brooks there are four full layersThe 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