Victorian Printed Silk Boudoir Wrapper designer-donald-brooks The top has velvet ribbon

The top has velvet ribbon at the neck of the front and the pants have elastic at the waist and slip on to wear

The very bottom of the hem has a quirky finish of a striped band

It has a slight textured feel to it with gives it a nice visual interest to break the starkness of the black

It is still very full without it as photoed

The skirt flares out and is quite full

Victorian Printed Silk Boudoir Wrapper designer-donald-brooks The top has velvet ribbonThe first thing that will strike you is how fine and light the silk is. It seems almost gossamer in weight but it is completely opaque. The color is unbelievable and it would have been dyed by hand and then had that amazingly beautiful print screened onto it a complex layered technique. The colors are vivid and brilliant and cannot be matched today. It is cut very simple but with exquisite details and the fine workmanship expected of the period. I