1950s Saks Fifth Avenue Purple & Gold Metallic Silk Brocade Novelty Skirt designer-suzy-perette The furisode was worn by

The furisode was worn by unmarried Japanese women who would pull them up and then belt them at the proper length for them with an Obi

Really fabulous and always great to have an exact date and documentation of a piece of fashion history

It still has the button and fabric swatch that she based her order on

Barbra Streisand and Maria Callas

1950s Saks Fifth Avenue Purple & Gold Metallic Silk Brocade Novelty Skirt designer-suzy-perette The furisode was worn byThis is a wonderful skirt that has a Saks Fifth Avenue label but no other. The quality is very high so I suspect that it is a designer piece but if there ever was another label it is now lost to history. This is a wonderful example of early American cocktail wear that has a bit of a novelty flair to it. The exterior is a gorgeous, heavy silk brocade that has an amazing print worked into the fabric. The print is done in rows, and each row is made of