Spectacular Vintage Oversized Kimono Coat Made From an Incredible Antique Floral Silk Brocade designer-vivienne-westwood He hated undergarments and instead

He hated undergarments and instead made his pieces work to shape the body on their own

This is a shape that would have been the height of fashion in the twenties and designers like Paul Poiret and Chanel were particularly adept at this silhouette

Sleeves: 19" from dropped shoulder

The dress is fully lined in a dyed to match turquoise silk chiffon except for the sleeves which are unlined

Each shoulder is lightly padded and the fabric tie belt is original

Spectacular Vintage Oversized Kimono Coat Made From an Incredible Antique Floral Silk Brocade designer-vivienne-westwood He hated undergarments and insteadThis is one of those pieces that you can only find in vintage. It is so spectacular and it would certainly be the show piece of any collection. This one is impossible to date and I suspect that it was custom made back in the 1950s or 1960s from that amazing antique fabric. It is cut with a nod to a kimono in its shape and when it is off of the body and laid out flat you can see the nod to the T shape that it has. I love how the slleeves are cut to be