Late 1920s / 1930s cheery yellow silk chiffon tea dress and capelet teens neither of which affect wear

neither of which affect wear or are overly noticeable

but has lost it’s silk backing and is quite fixed

Geoffrey Beene

Pattern thoughtfully placed

Late 1920s / 1930s cheery yellow silk chiffon tea dress and capelet teens neither of which affect wearA really beautifully cheery deco floral print on daffodil yellow ground, with original matching yellow capelet. I think its later 20s, with a slightly handkerchief style hen and lots of asymmetric details. I couldnt for the life of me work out which way the capelet was meant to go (wonder if it originally had a tie neck to one side, and someone at a later date has added the button and loop?) so in the end I photographed it in various ways.. its very