TWO PIECE CREAM WOOL WORLD WAR I ERA MILITARY INSPIRED WALKING SUIT - FROGS & FLAT BRAID ORNAMENTATION - HENRY DIETMANN
World War I two piece military styled walking suit. Cream wool flannel. Silk frogs & flat braid. Military style uniform tailored tunic jacket. Mandarin styled collar. Flat braid & cord edging throughout. Large cord-work frog closures with knotted buttons (5). Hook closures at inside placket facing. Princess seaming. Cord-work frogs at cuffs. Four hem vents. Full silk lining with breast pocket. Pocket edged with self fabric folded points. Full length a-line skirt. Five rows applied cord trim at waist. Flat braid & cord trim lower & hem. Asymmetric front closure. Extraordinary WWI era military tailored walking suit.
Label:
HENRY DIETMANN
Approximate measurements: JACKET
Bust measured underarm to underarm - 40"
Shoulder measured from seam to seam - 16 1/2"
Sleeve measured from seam to cuff edge - 23"
Jacket Length measured from collar seam to hem edge - 29" SKIRT
Waist - 33"
Hip - 44"
Skirt length measured center back from waist edge to hem edge - 38"
Hem - turn-up
Condition:
EXCELLENT. Shows the slightest signs of closet dust. Dust marks above skirt hem. Considering the age... immaculate!
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