trouser suit

Jean Patou, Paris

Summary

Trouser suit in bottle-green wool with long jacket and slightly flared trousers; jacket in the style of a short coat with turn-down collar and revers; collar faced in charcoal leather as are fronts; long sleeves with curled gilt button at cuff; single breasted fastening centre front with 4 concealed buttons on leather facings, with a single decorative curved gilt button as trim; side seams and curved side front seams; double bust darts; centre back seam below v-shaped yoke; lined shot acetate; woven labels centre back neck "Jean Patou, Paris, taliored in London" and "Dacre and Finch Ltd, Leeds". Matching green wool trousers, slightly flared and with very narrow turned over waistband.