Black Silk Satin 50’s Cocktail Suit New Look Full Skirt pearl white gown Heavily lacquered for a striking

Heavily lacquered for a striking effect

Tapestry motif is woven with velvet threads so that the flower elements have texture

True colors are muted gold background with pastel multi color woven design

The Arrow Company Flannel

waist 12"-19" stretched

Black Silk Satin 50’s Cocktail Suit New Look Full Skirt pearl white gown Heavily lacquered for a strikingThis luscious, black silk satin 1950s skirt suit has a fitted, short jacket and a full skirt. It is technically a cocktail suit, originally intended for evening wear. The New Look silhouette of the cinched waist jacket is created using many darts. The side seams of the jacket have small slits, below the waist, each fastened with a functional, silk thread covered button. (The right side seam button is missing some of its silk threads see close up