Exceptional 1920s Deep Brown Fine Wool Flapper Coat w Curly Sheepskin Collar Cuffs & Hem designer-luis-estevez This is an important piece

This is an important piece of fashion history

There was recently an exhibit on his work called "When Fashion Danced" and it was the first major examination of Burrows' work

The silk is a soft navy color and it is cut to skim over the bodice and cinch in at the waist

The inner layer is also bias cut and the two layers float over each other perfectly to drape over the body

This is one of those little jewels from the fifties that when you see on the girl that can carry it off - well your jaw drops

Exceptional 1920s Deep Brown Fine Wool Flapper Coat w Curly Sheepskin Collar Cuffs & Hem designer-luis-estevez This is an important pieceThis is an exceptional twenties flapper coat that is made of a beautiful and fine deep brown wool and is accented with a thick and curly sheepskin at the collar, cuffs and the hem. I love that is almost is a play on gender as it has a touch of the feel of what men were wearing in this time period but at the same time still feels decidedly female. It falls to just past the knees and has a loose and easy cut so can be thrown on over just about anything.