c.1900s Antique Handmade White 3D Floral Irish Crochet Lace Jacket designer-paco-rabanne and is just so unusual

and is just so unusual with that interior silk done that way

Add to this the silk itself with has a wonderful design woven directly into the fabric

It measures 42" fat across for the width and is 70" long from end to end

I have not cleaned this because of the value and provenance as most collectors prefer items like this in their original state

The print is a pretty mix of a right tropical orange against a brown and tan backdrop

c.1900s Antique Handmade White 3D Floral Irish Crochet Lace Jacket designer-paco-rabanne and is just so unusualFine examples of Irish crochet lace are always highly sought after and this one is exceptional. The jacket has its own innate weight to it and you can instantly tell that you are wearing something that was meticulously made by hand. The shape of the jacket is created by the lace making process, not cut out of a piece of cloth. In other words, it was shaped as it was made, stitch by stitch, with the end result firmly in mind from the first stitch. This