1950s Brilliant Blue Silk Satin Coat w Braided Detailing & a Startling Bright Green Lining designer-hardy-amies The silk is lingerie weigh

The silk is lingerie weigh slipper satin silk and is cut on the bias so it has some drape and stretch

The skirt portion that wraps over the other has a pretty extra panel of silk that creates a great drape down the front

It buttons  to closes down the front and each cuff has a button

are always constructed in the same basic silhouette

1950s Brilliant Blue Silk Satin Coat w Braided Detailing & a Startling Bright Green Lining designer-hardy-amies The silk is lingerie weighThis coat has no designer label present but is extremely well made and very beautiful. It is cut with soft rounded shoulders and the sleeves are set wide and stop just past the elbows. The body of the coat is cut to sit very full on the body and flares out as it nears the hem. The outside is a bright clear blue and the silk is of a very high quality. Running down the front are three large coiled and braided knots that are made from the same bright