Creation Date

1960 – 1975

Description

Purple silk Vietnamese women's jacket. Mandarin collar and stylized buttons. Brocade light purple silk with darker purple decorative medallions containing wither a crane design or a dragon design. Dark purple floral motifs throughout. Black embroidered stitching around the cuffs, hem and collar. 3.5" slit on both hips. Buttons are black cloth with turquoise. Six buttons total, three on each side of jacket opening. One side of buttons have a loop and the opposite buttons have a cloth knot that fits into the loop. Two small pockets on either side of jacket opening at bottom. White natural colored lining.