Featured oriental jacket help

I'd agree that manmade fibers and snaps make it later rather than earlier.

Debora

 

haven't been able to find a loose thread anywhere on it

but think it might be silk looking into it, fabric makes a trampled snow sound when scrunched, and changes colour in light

 

Looks more like rayon or some such to my eye but hard to tell from photographs. I wouldn't expect silk to hold all that decorative stitching well. Interested to know what others think.

Debora

 

Beautiful what ever it's made of.

What is a 38 size? 38 inch chest?

 

Two possibilities: 38 if made in HK is probably the UK sizing of a 38 inch bust. However, European size labels were also used. That's a 88 cm bust. So it needs measuring. HK clothing comes up small.

 

Yeah measures smaller than a 38 chest

Pit to pit 17 inches

So more like a 34 chest

 

European size label then. It doesn't matter too much, it's the actual measurements that will count. The arms can be very narrow.

 

Exactly. Sizes change over time. Measurements don't.

Debora

 

I suspect it's about a modern UK 8.

It might be a silk/rayon mix. I do have some older ones in very heavy silk though.

 

Not an expert but... Think the hand-embroidered ones are much more often silk than the brocade ones.

Debora

 

Silk, rayon, doesn't matter now

My 8 year old niece found it, tried it on and said she never wanted to take it off !

Asked her how it felt on and she said "actually feels cool but like super comfy, have you got a stick to put in my ponytail ?"

A little bit big for her, but it was her 8th birthday today n all

 

That is a lovely gift. And she must be a special girl to appreciate.

Debora