ENGINEERED GARMENTS Jackets

Absence of vulgarity was central to Chanel’s definition of luxury, a view formed during her impoverished early life. Born in 1883 in Saumur, France, as Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, she was just 12 years old when her mother died and her itinerant father put her in a home for orphaned girls run by a local convent. She learned to sew and, upon moving to Moulins six years later, became a seamstress. She also sang in nightclubs, earning the sobriquet “Coco,” an allusion to a popular song of the time. Beautiful, one of a kind vintage silk dress and jacket for as a coktail dress...

An Alexander McQueen tailored embroidered jacket from the 'SARABANDE' collection, Spring/Summer 2007. The jacket has scalloped edges with pleated trimmings throughout and black floral embroidery. French 40 - UK 12 - Italian 44 - Medium About the collection... "The inspiration is Handel’s Sarabande of the title – a majestic and elegant dance – the portraits of Goya, the turn of the century exotic and socialite Marchesa Luisa Casati and garden flowers. As always, there is a melancholic undertone: faded flowers are trapped in chiffon and lace, ruffled skirts constructed out of tiers of delicate petals and prints are botanical – brightly coloured birds and blooms, scattering swallows and winding stems of leaves. Show pieces include a dress made entirely out of frozen flowers. Tailoring is this time more fluid than it has been and clothing indebted to horsemanship is worn with finely worked, oversized pirate shirts...

1970s Saint Laurent Rive Gauche black bolero style wool jacket bought from Dayton's Oval Room, the posh third floor of a high end Minneapolis department store that is no longer in bu...

Chanel Vintage Baby Blue Tweed Jacket Museum Piece Seen on Princess Diana Year: 1997 Spring Size 36 Mother of pearl buttons Baby blue tweed jacket Fringed hems Jacket shoulder 1...

Produced by Miss Deanna Made in Italy Fabric 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic Size/Measurements (approximate) Size S Shoulder 35cm (shoulder to shoulder) Bust 45cm (armpit to armpit) Sleeve ...

- Autumn/ Winter 2020 Runway collection by Dries Van Noten - Sold by Mae Vintage London - Cropped bolero with 3/4 length sleeves, hook and eye closure, heavily embellished with la...

Double breasted jacket with dark green stitching Made in Italy Fabric: 75% Wool75%, 25% Nylon Size/Measurements (approximate) Size S Bust 78cm (armpit to armpit) Waist 71cm Sleeve ...

GIORGIO SANT'ANGELO METALLIC KIMONO FAN BLOUSE 1970s Crimped black and gold kimono-cut top, non-conforming black net sash decorated with metallic gold thre...

100% authentic Loro Piana traveller jacket in sky blue linen/flax (100%) with a high collar, multi-purpose pockets and a waist drawstring. Closes ...

Blue and black silk cropped jacket by Geoffrey Beene. V-neck. Mask motif button closures at front. 38" bust, 17" shoulder width, 25" sleeve length, 22" length.

Chanel most wanted Paris Salzburg runway jacket. This is new with tags. It is adorned with embroidery throughout. Fabric is beautiful blend of 79% wool, 17% cotton, and 4% polyester.

Aviator mens shearling jacket - Size uk 40 (medium) This is the classic aviator mens shearling jacket. Handmade in London, made with 100% Ita...