Three Quarter Length Silk Jacquard Evening Jacket, 1935-1939

Description:: Two-button, 3/4-length silk jacquard jacket with pattern depicting nightclub scene with women in red, blue, and green evening wear; men in black. Weave incorporates metallic threads of gold and silver. Clothing label: BERGDORF-GOODMAN/5TH AVENUE. This is an iconic piece in which the fabric is woven into a pattern that upon close examination reveals fashionable socialites at a cocktail party. It is a most unusual fabric design.
Date Issued:: [1935 TO 1939]
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
Collection:: Digital Dress Collection
Place:: New York, New York, United States
Subject Topic:: Women's evening coat
Format:: clothing
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URL:: http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:EM02_89_492_321