1920s Assuit Scarf with Figures & Trees designer-suzy-perette Length: 33" from mid to

Length: 33" from mid to bottom hem

The front is beautifully cut - the lace cascades over an inner silk crepe lining and falls form the shoulder It is cut on a slightly wider A-line then the slightly more narrow inner sheath of silk

Wonderful 1960s hostess gown done in a gold toned metallic green

Hips: to 22" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

That combined with the glossy black of the beads and sequins is amazing

1920s Assuit Scarf with Figures & Trees designer-suzy-perette Length: 33" from mid toAssuit scarves were wildly popular in the 1920s as the craze for all things with an Egyptian slant ran rampant. It is a cotton mesh fabric that has tiny little squares of silver hammered thought he weave of the cotton to form the pattern. On this one the pattern is unusual in that it is very figural little stick figures, trees, buildings and birds are represented in the rows! These originate from the Assuit region of Egypt and have been produced since