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Chinchilla Fur Evening Cape with Silk Satin Lining
Roaring Twenties / Art Deco · 1920s · British
Designer
Henry Bridburg
Production
haute couture
Material
chinchilla fur
Culture
British
Movement
Art Deco
Influences
Art Deco luxury fashion · Edwardian cape silhouette
A luxurious evening cape crafted from chinchilla fur with a distinctive mottled silver-gray pattern characteristic of the precious pelt. The garment features a generous, flowing silhouette that drapes from the shoulders in loose folds, typical of 1920s outerwear designed to accommodate the era's straight-line dress silhouettes underneath. The cape appears to have a simple collar construction and likely closes at the neck, allowing the fur to cascade freely. The chinchilla's natural barring creates an organic striped effect across the surface. The cream-colored silk satin lining would have provided smooth comfort against evening wear while adding structural weight to the drape.
capeloose fitknee length
Connected To
Movement·Art DecoTechnique·leather-working
SHARED10 years · cross-culture · cross-category
These pieces capture the Art Deco era's obsession with geometric spectacle, though they land on opposite sides of the economic crash that split the movement in two. The sandals' rainbow-striped cork wedges echo the same bold, stepped geometries that define the cape's dramatic triangular silhouette—both pieces built from stacked, architectural forms that announce themselves from across a room.
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