1950s Navy Silk Couture Bar Jacket with Button Pocket blue-crystal-brooch Large angular patch pockets adorn

Large angular patch pockets adorn the skirt

The cuffs on the long sleeves have small zips around 10 centimetres long

full skirt is weighty and is lined with green silk and navy linen

This late 1940s Sally Slade black blazer jacket has the most incredible beaded detail on the lapels and pockets

elegant bone structuring in the bodice and wire worked skillfully into the sweetheart neckline to maintain the shape

1950s Navy Silk Couture Bar Jacket with Button Pocket blue-crystal-brooch Large angular patch pockets adornThis early 1950s navy shot silk jacket is unlabelled haute couture circa 1950 51. Of complex construction, it is cut in a classic New Look 'bar' style shape, with rounded front hem, slender waist and accentuated slope of the basque bodice. It has original padding in each shoulder to create structure, and inside the front of the waist to create volume around the hips. The neckline is high and the front is detailed with a panel of fabric that forms a