The Back of My Closet - Voila! Chinese jacket. Age, Silk...

LuxLegacy

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Hello! I bought this for my sister years ago. It was too tight in the bust.

Asian Image is the Tag
I don't see the brand but I see this jacket on Etsy. It's quite possible these were purchased in China and brought back.

Picture 1-3 are of the jacket. I love the detail.

Picture 4 is fabric I found of Rayon Silk on Etsy.
The seller does offer Vintage fabrics but doesn't state this is vintage.

In my design business, I loved designing draperies and had thousands of fabric swatches in my design studio. I don't recall seeing this fabric in the past 30 years.

My L-shaped bedroom is painted Chartreuse and has silver draperies. I actually think this jacket would make a couple of gorgeous pillows to place on top the silver bedspread. There's a tall Chinese scroll I purchased in China that would be stunning on the wall with this fabric, too.

Or, using the collar and front, also create binding, and having a lovely caftan would be wonderful. This is one of my favorite colors.

My favorite things are items I buy on my travels. I carry images and memories of places and people.

Will you forgive me if I use items in other ways?

Now, would I have a beautiful antique piece of furniture stripped? HORRORS! NO! I guess it depends on how rare or special the item? ;)

Do you think this rare?

Thoughts, my friends? Thank you!
 

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That is probably my favorite color!! I believe that label is fairly modern, just going by the style and font of the label itself, the size tag (an Asian modern XXL is usually rather small by US standards), I would say maybe it is circa 2010. There are other jackets with a variation of this label on eBay with a website in the label text. It is not rare, and while others may disagree, I see no reason why you should not repurpose it into a garment that you would wear, or pillows you would enjoy.
 
Love the idea of turning it into pillows! It would look amazing with your decor
Thank you, Jen!
I always designed the bedroom and dining room to be especially beautiful around the woman of the house. We should look lovely and enjoy these rooms above all. :)
I love "our favorite color" to be in my bedroom. ;) The pillows will be a fun addition. :)
 
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