Unique Pagoda sleeved jacket

[Emily Peck]

Hello all,
I would love some of your insight into this velvet jacket with peekaboo pagoda sleeves and glass beadwork. It is unboned and closes with two wrapped hooks. It has machine and hand stitching and no shoulder pads. I was thinking 1920s due to construction and beading, but I know there was a resurgence in pagoda sleeves in the early Edwardian era… thoughts?

 

[Vinclothes]

Could it be 1930's?
Marian

 

[Linn]

It looks like 1930, to me, too.

 

[bycinbyhand]

another vote for 30s

 

[Emily Peck]

I guess it’s unanimous!

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

I think it may be older than 30s. I am wondering it it may actually be Edwardian or early teens?

 

[anothertimevintageapparel]

It looks older to me also. Can you show a photo of it laying flat?

 

[thevintagebungalow]

I think it may be older than 30s. I am wondering it it may actually be Edwardian or early teens?

I thought the same thing!!

 

[Emily Peck]

Yes, here are some photos. According to my burn test, the lining is either rayon or cotton and the velvet is silk.

 

[Emily Peck]

The lining is open at the bottom, might be a clue

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

Although this is not exactly the same, it is what your jacket reminds me of from 1904

 

[Rue_de_la_Paix]

It is a bit of an unusual piece. I wonder if this was altered from an older garment, and perhaps used as a costume piece? The beading looks as if added later. Why is there all that stitching on the lining? What is the purpose of the holes on the upper arm? Can you try it on with your arms going through those holes? Or are they just to show a peek of the garment worn underneath?

It is lovely whatever it is.

 

[Emily Peck]

The stitching is for the beads, which is strange that it goes through the lining now that I think of it. The arm holes are definitely some sort of peekaboo. Maybe they ran out of fabric, lol.