1960s Jeweled Button Teal Traina Cape designer-emanuel-ungaro An amazing and hard to

An amazing and hard to find early 1930s silk crepe jacket or top to layer over another piece that has the most amazing rhinestone and bead-work design over it's entirety

What a stunningly beautiful piece of craftsmanship

Unlined and made of a silky rayon

almost popcorn knit texture with a high turtle neck

A zippered pocket sits on one side and another sits off side and asymmetrically to close the jacket

1960s Jeweled Button Teal Traina Cape designer-emanuel-ungaro An amazing and hard toI suspect that this was made in the early sixties when Geoffrey Beene worked for this label. Traina himself was the nephew of Normal Norell and you can see that influence in this cape as well. Made of a ivory wool it is a study in shape and restraint. The shape is rounded and the very minimum in design in used with the emphasis on the cut and seaming. Thrown over any color this would offer the perfect contrast! The buttons at the front are amazing big