c.1900s Antique Handmade White 3D Floral Irish Crochet Lace Jacket designer-stella-mccartney The inner dress has a

The inner dress has a silk satin base

Below this the skirt flares out dramatically with the volume required to top the full skirted cocktail dresses of this era

The tie waist and easy cut will allow it to fit a variety of frames

Then there is a second panel of fabric at the front that lies over the inner skirt

The striping goes horizontal on the skirt while the top offers an interesting contrast with the striping placed vertically

c.1900s Antique Handmade White 3D Floral Irish Crochet Lace Jacket designer-stella-mccartney The inner dress has aFine 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