Blazer - 1960s British Tweed + 1900s Millinery Silk Velvet

$1,502.00
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Contrasting colors collide in this wool and silk velvet blazer. A dark cocoa herringbone wool and silky cream lining weave into this warm straight fitted blazer, with an unexpected pop of pink fluffy silk velvet at the undercollar and inside cuff. Brown buttons finish this warm jacket. Perfectly cozy and unique with jeans and booties on an autumnal day.

Fabric

1960 British tweed, likely a wool blend. The color could be called dark cocoa.  

1900 French millinery silk velvet. Collar and cuff trim is a millinery (hats) silk velvet in an eye-catching bright pink.  It has a fluffy texture. I purchased it from a fabric collector.

Buttons

1930s French plastic buttons from an original salesman’s sample card.

Sizing Details

This blazer is a Medium, which means it is designed to accommodate U.S. sizes 2 through 8. View our detailed size chart and int'l sizes here. The measurements of this specific garment accommodate a bust of up to 36", a waist of up to 34.5" and a hip of up to 41" (note: a long vent in the back of the blazer makes the hip measurement expandable). It is 27.5" long.

Contrasting colors collide in this wool and silk velvet blazer. A dark cocoa herringbone wool and silky cream lining weave into this warm straight fitted blazer, with an unexpected pop of pink fluffy silk velvet at the undercollar and inside cuff. Brown buttons finish this warm jacket. Perfectly cozy and unique with jeans and booties on an autumnal day.

Fabric

1960 British tweed, likely a wool blend. The color could be called dark cocoa.  

1900 French millinery silk velvet. Collar and cuff trim is a millinery (hats) silk velvet in an eye-catching bright pink.  It has a fluffy texture. I purchased it from a fabric collector.

Buttons

1930s French plastic buttons from an original salesman’s sample card.

Sizing Details

This blazer is a Medium, which means it is designed to accommodate U.S. sizes 2 through 8. View our detailed size chart and int'l sizes here. The measurements of this specific garment accommodate a bust of up to 36", a waist of up to 34.5" and a hip of up to 41" (note: a long vent in the back of the blazer makes the hip measurement expandable). It is 27.5" long.

 

ABOUT THIS PIECE

British Tweed c. 1950 & French Silk Velvet c. 1900

 
 

Classic British tweed and French silk velvet fuse into this blazer for an unexpected pop of color, with a fully lined jacket with French plastic button closures. Cozy but modern.

Designed & made in Houston, Texas

 
 
 
 
 
Blouse - 19th C. American Silk Cotton Blouse - 19th C. American Silk Cotton
Blouse - 19th C. American Silk Cotton
$1,386.00

American cotton, 19th C., elegantly paired with blue-green American mother of pearl c. 1920-40. The pattern is an abstract leaf print that is so modern it's hard to believe it was printed 120 years ago. This piece is ideal for day, and can be worn to work under a blazer or with a high-waisted skirt, and for cocktails with a sparkling earring to bring out the luminscence of this finely woven fabric.

Fabric

Purple silk cotton from the 1800s, which was found in excellent condition in a building in north Philadelphia (on Frankford Avenue just south of Lehigh), wrapped in late 19th century newspapers, from an old seamstress’ shop.

Buttons

Blue-green dyed mother of pearl buttons made from shells mined from the Mississippi River out of Washington, Iowa between the 1920s and 40s. America — Muscatine, Iowa in particular — was the pearl button capital of the world until the 1950s. Shells were mined right out of the Mississippi River. Called “toe digging”, everyday men and women could go down to the river, wade around, gather shells and take them to the manufacturer for payment. The industry died with the technological innovation of plastic.

Sizing Details

This blouse is a Medium, which means it is designed to accommodate U.S. sizes 2 through 8. View our detailed size chart and int'l sizes here. The measurements of this specific garment accommodate a bust of up to 40” and a waist of up to 35”. It is 25” long in the front and 26” long in the back.