Antique 1920s Asian Black Silk Quilted Brocade Robe Gatsby Red Carpet Glam Med
Item History & Price
Vintage 1920s/1930s silk brocade Asian inspired gold and black quilted collar smoking robe, perfect for making a red carpet entrance at a special event or party. I don't know the exact age, but it comes from the collection of a retired NYC fashion editor who bought it decades ago as an antique robe at the (long gone) Chelsea Flea Market on 26th Street from a dealer there. It was sold as a 1920s Gatsby-style jacket then, and was used in a number of photo shoots. It may be a later 20th ...century version of a 1920s robe, but it is definitely not newer than the 1940s or 1950s.
This can for a womens size small to medium in my opinion, a 4 through 10 with a bust anywhere from 32" to 40"; It is 50" long so it has some length; the sleeve inseam is 16".
The pagoda imagery is chic and lovely, and the gold, black , and cinnamon/cinnabar threads catch the light dramatically. The interior is fully lined in black satin twill, and there is a cinch tie at the back right seam. Belt it or not. It is cut for a woman in my opinion, or a small man (I am a men's 42 chest and the back is tight and the sleeves are short). If you are a size 6/8/10 this can fit nicely in the shoulder; there are 2 pics on a size 6 mannequin. If you need to see more images on that mannequin message me and I can send
Let the wind catch underneath as you walk into the room. Drama!
It is in great condition and has no stains, rips, or major wear. The shoulder pads are far out on the shoulder and if you plan to update this piece you might choose to re-pad the shoulder with a longer pad it's fine as is (see images). In a wider shoulder--the shoulder is 18"--the pad works just fine; with a narrower shoulder the pad hangs over the shoulder. It is a typical shoulder style from the period.
Measurements: with garment laid flat (with pertinent dimensions).
22" across bust
20-1/2" across the back, opposite the bustWaist is adjustable18" across the shoulder, seam to seam
32" total sleeve length, including shoulder (from center of neckline down shoulder to edge of sleeve)
51" overall length, measured from back of neckline to hemline rear
16" sleeve inseam length
22" outer sleeve length
***shown on a size XS/S mannequin with a 32-24-33 figure; also shown on a size 6 with a 35-27-35 silhouette
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Chip Cordelli, Brooklyn, NY
About me: I am a NYC-based photo/ video prop stylist, set designer, and interior decorator for magazines like Real Simple, Instyle, Modern Luxury and others. I have lived in NYC for more than 30 years (since the late 80s) and have been in and around high fashion and luxury retail for decades. Through the years I found that sourcing items for specific events, photo shoots, and interior design projects was a valuable skill in a city that produces images, events, and interiors that influence how style is seen throughout the world. That said, I can say that I am a stealth shopping/ sourcing powerhouse, and can locate an antique or a special prop for a photo shoot, movie set, or fashion shoot with my eyes closed, and relish in the idea of discovering gems in the rough, and shining them up to have new lives in new closets, homes, and photo shoot sets.
I started my career in New York City in the late 1980s dressing display windows at Henri Bendel and Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue in the glory days of true innovative story-telling windows in the days before the internet and Instagram. It was there that I learned the fine art of styling designer clothing & creating an aspirational & romantic mood with merchandise and propping that helps build a relationship with the clothes we wear, and the emotion that people have with properly presented merchandise. I had access to the finest luxury designer clothing like Claude Montana, Pauline Trigere, Coco, Mr Beene and others, and learned about expert seam construction, the feel and distinction of well crafted fabrics, the details that matter, and the high tech fabrics that were constantly being introduced that were/are constantly innovating the marketplace. It was also a time (the 80s) when the shift in the social food chain (read: society) began to change, a time when the Ladies Who Lunch began to be replaced by a new moneyed group of vulgarians who changed the way retail was conducted. Shopping was a sport not an event; it was about consumption but not mapping out the way clothes could be worn and the appropriacy of different looks, for day, for evening, for events. I witnessed the last gasp of the days when shopping—even at the mid-level—was an event, a treat, and *madame* was served champagne in dressing rooms and the clothes were explained and the ways to wear them were explored. Now we shop from rounder racks in discount departments for the best prices on designer clothes that we buy for the label, not necessarily for the efficacy of utility in our lifestyles.
Being around such glamorous clothing it was hard to not learn about what separates quality clothing from fast fashion, and I bolstered my fashion history knowledge with constant learning about the names of yesteryear and the designers who were the innovators in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and am always learning more, to learn how modern clothes spring forth from their predecessors. My grandmother Gladys Schuck ran the Cancer Association Thrift Shop in Westport, CT in the 1960s and as a child I helped sort boxes of donated clothing, and she would tell me stories about the designers—Claire McArdell, Anne Klein, Anne Fogarty—and the fabrics (“say Duchesse satin” she said), and I learned a great deal about vintage clothing from her; my mother, after raising her children, was an antique dealer and auction and estate sale maven, so I learned from her all the time. The torch was passed.
I started buying vintage clothing at flea markets & estate sales on my own, and have built an incredible collection, much of it coming up for sale here (along with consignments from my fashion industry and magazine industry cohorts). My mother also wore lots of Bonnie Cashin in the 1960s and 1970s so I was aware of the modern minimalists, and sought them out for her when I found them.
Since I’m shopping constantly, and love fancy estate sales and sample sales, I scour them regularly and with great skill; the result is an online shop that I consider a finely curated collection of vintage clothing, home accessories, & mid century odds and ends from high end homes in the New York City area.
I also take consignments from fashion stylists & fashion editors I know in NYC who have packed closets filled with designer garments they bought, received as gifts from designers, or used on photo shoots and are in perfect condition--all sold here & ready for new fashionistas to enjoy them.
* I have proudly sold tons of clothing and props to film and television prop and wardrobe departments including Masters of Sex, The Mysteries of Laura, Boardwalk Empire, The Carrie Diaries, and the one with Don Draper (you cannot use the name of the show in eBay listings or they take them down). I love helping source stuff, and just KNOW that I have tons more stuff than is listed here, so if you are in film or television production just ask for specifics and I will probably have something for you, or be able to understand what you are looking for without wasting your time. I have been in the biz and know how it works. That said, I am happy to serve film production wardrobe departments and set designers and set prop people, so contact me with any queries about specific items you are looking for. I am a good and reliable resource.
Cheers!
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Chip Cordelli, Brooklyn, NY
Check out my other listings. My shop is constantly evolving, and new items are added weekly.
This can for a womens size small to medium in my opinion, a 4 through 10 with a bust anywhere from 32" to 40"; It is 50" long so it has some length; the sleeve inseam is 16".
The pagoda imagery is chic and lovely, and the gold, black , and cinnamon/cinnabar threads catch the light dramatically. The interior is fully lined in black satin twill, and there is a cinch tie at the back right seam. Belt it or not. It is cut for a woman in my opinion, or a small man (I am a men's 42 chest and the back is tight and the sleeves are short). If you are a size 6/8/10 this can fit nicely in the shoulder; there are 2 pics on a size 6 mannequin. If you need to see more images on that mannequin message me and I can send
Let the wind catch underneath as you walk into the room. Drama!
It is in great condition and has no stains, rips, or major wear. The shoulder pads are far out on the shoulder and if you plan to update this piece you might choose to re-pad the shoulder with a longer pad it's fine as is (see images). In a wider shoulder--the shoulder is 18"--the pad works just fine; with a narrower shoulder the pad hangs over the shoulder. It is a typical shoulder style from the period.
Measurements: with garment laid flat (with pertinent dimensions).
22" across bust
20-1/2" across the back, opposite the bustWaist is adjustable18" across the shoulder, seam to seam
32" total sleeve length, including shoulder (from center of neckline down shoulder to edge of sleeve)
51" overall length, measured from back of neckline to hemline rear
16" sleeve inseam length
22" outer sleeve length
***shown on a size XS/S mannequin with a 32-24-33 figure; also shown on a size 6 with a 35-27-35 silhouette
Follow me on InstaG: Chipper1963
Chip Cordelli, Brooklyn, NY
About me: I am a NYC-based photo/ video prop stylist, set designer, and interior decorator for magazines like Real Simple, Instyle, Modern Luxury and others. I have lived in NYC for more than 30 years (since the late 80s) and have been in and around high fashion and luxury retail for decades. Through the years I found that sourcing items for specific events, photo shoots, and interior design projects was a valuable skill in a city that produces images, events, and interiors that influence how style is seen throughout the world. That said, I can say that I am a stealth shopping/ sourcing powerhouse, and can locate an antique or a special prop for a photo shoot, movie set, or fashion shoot with my eyes closed, and relish in the idea of discovering gems in the rough, and shining them up to have new lives in new closets, homes, and photo shoot sets.
I started my career in New York City in the late 1980s dressing display windows at Henri Bendel and Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue in the glory days of true innovative story-telling windows in the days before the internet and Instagram. It was there that I learned the fine art of styling designer clothing & creating an aspirational & romantic mood with merchandise and propping that helps build a relationship with the clothes we wear, and the emotion that people have with properly presented merchandise. I had access to the finest luxury designer clothing like Claude Montana, Pauline Trigere, Coco, Mr Beene and others, and learned about expert seam construction, the feel and distinction of well crafted fabrics, the details that matter, and the high tech fabrics that were constantly being introduced that were/are constantly innovating the marketplace. It was also a time (the 80s) when the shift in the social food chain (read: society) began to change, a time when the Ladies Who Lunch began to be replaced by a new moneyed group of vulgarians who changed the way retail was conducted. Shopping was a sport not an event; it was about consumption but not mapping out the way clothes could be worn and the appropriacy of different looks, for day, for evening, for events. I witnessed the last gasp of the days when shopping—even at the mid-level—was an event, a treat, and *madame* was served champagne in dressing rooms and the clothes were explained and the ways to wear them were explored. Now we shop from rounder racks in discount departments for the best prices on designer clothes that we buy for the label, not necessarily for the efficacy of utility in our lifestyles.
Being around such glamorous clothing it was hard to not learn about what separates quality clothing from fast fashion, and I bolstered my fashion history knowledge with constant learning about the names of yesteryear and the designers who were the innovators in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and am always learning more, to learn how modern clothes spring forth from their predecessors. My grandmother Gladys Schuck ran the Cancer Association Thrift Shop in Westport, CT in the 1960s and as a child I helped sort boxes of donated clothing, and she would tell me stories about the designers—Claire McArdell, Anne Klein, Anne Fogarty—and the fabrics (“say Duchesse satin” she said), and I learned a great deal about vintage clothing from her; my mother, after raising her children, was an antique dealer and auction and estate sale maven, so I learned from her all the time. The torch was passed.
I started buying vintage clothing at flea markets & estate sales on my own, and have built an incredible collection, much of it coming up for sale here (along with consignments from my fashion industry and magazine industry cohorts). My mother also wore lots of Bonnie Cashin in the 1960s and 1970s so I was aware of the modern minimalists, and sought them out for her when I found them.
Since I’m shopping constantly, and love fancy estate sales and sample sales, I scour them regularly and with great skill; the result is an online shop that I consider a finely curated collection of vintage clothing, home accessories, & mid century odds and ends from high end homes in the New York City area.
I also take consignments from fashion stylists & fashion editors I know in NYC who have packed closets filled with designer garments they bought, received as gifts from designers, or used on photo shoots and are in perfect condition--all sold here & ready for new fashionistas to enjoy them.
* I have proudly sold tons of clothing and props to film and television prop and wardrobe departments including Masters of Sex, The Mysteries of Laura, Boardwalk Empire, The Carrie Diaries, and the one with Don Draper (you cannot use the name of the show in eBay listings or they take them down). I love helping source stuff, and just KNOW that I have tons more stuff than is listed here, so if you are in film or television production just ask for specifics and I will probably have something for you, or be able to understand what you are looking for without wasting your time. I have been in the biz and know how it works. That said, I am happy to serve film production wardrobe departments and set designers and set prop people, so contact me with any queries about specific items you are looking for. I am a good and reliable resource.
Cheers!
Follow me on InstaG: Chipper1963
Chip Cordelli, Brooklyn, NY
Check out my other listings. My shop is constantly evolving, and new items are added weekly.
