1920s Paisley Shawl Flapper Coat w Blue & Pink Printed Silk Lining designer-attico Both pieces are constructed from

Both pieces are constructed from a lightweight

It is a rich metallic brocade with a garden of flowers and butterflies flitting across its surface

It has a single hook & eye at the neck and then cascades ot the ground

In other words - this is an authorized piece

1920s Paisley Shawl Flapper Coat w Blue & Pink Printed Silk Lining designer-attico Both pieces are constructed fromThis coat is quite wonderful and it does have its original department store label which gives us some clue to its origins. Its inner label tells us that it was sold by McCreery & Company out of Pittsburgh. That department store opened its door around 1904 and I found a reference to it as being "described as a place where sumptuous richness is the keynote". They provided high end goods to up until they went out of business in 1938. This gives us a