fashionologyextraordinaire:Afternoon jacket Design House: House of Worth (French, 1858&ndash
fashionologyextraordinaire: Afternoon jacket Design House: House of Worth (French, 1858–1956) Designer: Attributed to Charles Frederick Worth (French (born England), Bourne 1825–1895 Paris) Designer: Attributed to Jean-Philippe Worth (French, 1856–1926)Date:1895 Culture: French Medium: silk, beads Location: The MET Every element of this Worth jacket is of the highest quality, as expected of the preeminent house in the 1890s. Worth studied and often reinterpreted historical fashions as can be seen here in the back configuration, collar and overall decorations which evoke 17th-century menswear. -- source link