1920s Fully Reversible Printed Tissue Silk Japanese Tourist Kimono Jacket Message from the famous Russian Collection / (3) Shirley Bassey Publicity

/  (3) Shirley Bassey Publicity photo

Classic Oscar de la Renta from the Spring 2007 runway

Waist: 11-14" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

He was a designer that started from the fabric

A deep charcoal base has rows of white bars woven through to create a subtle 3D ribbed texture

1920s Fully Reversible Printed Tissue Silk Japanese Tourist Kimono Jacket Message from the famous Russian Collection / (3) Shirley Bassey PublicityI love finding these little kimonos and even though this one is not perfect it's too good not to have someone get a few more years of love out of it. This is an early one, most likely made in Japan for the tourist market. It is utterly stunningly and hauntingly beautiful. These were made to be soft and romantic and were stylized, pretty versions of the traditional kimono. It is hand dyed and hand screened, and the print that covers both side of it