1890 - 1900s Han Dynasty Chinese Embroidered Wedding Apron Skirt Smart_Casual_Jacket 1970s Janice Wainwright Pink and

1970s Janice Wainwright Pink and Gold 1920s Style Flapper Dress

these both finish in a decorative leather and painted toggle and were designed to be extra long

This exquisite 1930s Art Deco Peking Glass 3 piece set with prong set rock crystals is comprised of drop earrings

The dress is unlabelled and has clearly been made with care and attention by a good dressmaker or designer with an eye for earlier fashions

Bust: 82cm/ 32

1890 - 1900s Han Dynasty Chinese Embroidered Wedding Apron Skirt Smart_Casual_Jacket 1970s Janice Wainwright Pink andThis is an exquisite, unworn, antique Chinese silk damask wedding skirt (Han) from the late Qing Dynasty (1840 1911). These Chinese skirt styles or mamianqun are often called aprons and are typically comprised of two identical sections, this one having an elaborate embroidered decorated panel on pink silk, a white brocade side panel and a honeycomb pleated or gored panel. Only Han women wore these skirts, not the Manchu women of the ruling Qing