Extraordinary 1920s Evening Velvet & Feather Flapper Coat Cape designer-mr-blackwell Reference Photos: Ad in Vogue

Reference Photos: Ad in Vogue February 15

The neckline and upper shoulders are detailed with rows of tightly spaced bead-work

cut tot he knee and the hood is very dramatic and can be worn down as a giant shawl collar or up and over the head as a hood

They are tightly spaced and hand applied to circle the collar and plunge straight down the front in a 2" wide column of sparkles

Extraordinary 1920s Evening Velvet & Feather Flapper Coat Cape designer-mr-blackwell Reference Photos: Ad in VogueThis cape is utterly amazing and a true work of art. It has a hand stenciled pattern of leaves running through the black silk velvet that gives it the feel of the work that masters like Fortuny and Gallenga were doing at the time. I have actually always wondered about the true origins of this cape it does have a label but the label is that of a departments store Dey Borthers and co that originally opened in 1894. I have seen very similar pieces by