Victorian Handmade Chantilly Lace Jacket designer-james-galanos 5" long and no signs

5" long and no signs of wear

Item# D374

I love the large hip pockets that are set on top of the skirts so they become a design detail

Hidden pockets along the seam of the skirt and the original top stitched fabric tie belt which is also in excellent condition

She asks for samples

Victorian Handmade Chantilly Lace Jacket designer-james-galanos 5" long and no signsAn amazing and exceedingly rare, Victorian hand made chantilly lace jacket. The shape is created by the lace making process, not cut out of a piece of cloth in other words it was made deliberately to be this shape as it was meticulously hand made stitch by stitch. It is cut fuller through the back as it would have been made to leave room for a bustle at the back. It is not super fitted so may have been a maternity jacket, or morning coat they were