Exquisite Fall 1974 Hanae Mori Metallic Gold Brocade 3/4 Sleeve Coat w Pops of Turqoise & Red Blues The sleeves are long and

The sleeves are long and the bodice is cut to skim over the bust with a V neckline

but also from a photo from the atelier

This is everything you look for in a Hanae Mori piece

as they catch the light

The velvet is then top stitched with a diamond pattern and there is a layer of padding underneath so it has a bit of a 3D feel

Exquisite Fall 1974 Hanae Mori Metallic Gold Brocade 3/4 Sleeve Coat w Pops of Turqoise & Red Blues The sleeves are long andThis is a phenomenal Hanae Mori coat. An example using a brocade in the same feel is held in the Met Museum's permanent collection and I believe this is from that same collection. Mori was the first woman of Japanese descent to have presented on both the Paris and New York runways and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official Haute Couture house to La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Her work is exceptional. I have only ever seen