Monday 25th June, 2018
Clothing photos, Jackets, Labels
Wednesday 20th June, 2018
Buttons, Capes, Clothing photos
In Chinese Red, I featured a red silk Chinese top. I've worn this a lot: it's light, easy to carry, is a striking vivid red without being garish, combines well with lots of other colours, is reversible should I want a different design, and can be worn under or over other layers. Now here's another high-quality silk top, but green rather than red. Like the red one, it's from Unicorn.
Though the top is easy to wear, it's not easy to photograph. The silk is shiny, and in strong direct light, the fabric looks washed out. These photos, taken in the diffuse light of a library, are more like what I see.
In some lights, the patterns seem to drift on a green sea.
The fastenings look like Chinese characters:
The fabric is embroidered, with people, birds and fruits, as well as elaborate circular symbols. In some places, these have been worked into the pockets:
Sometimes these symbols look darker than the surrounding fabric, and sometimes lighter:
The embroidery and fastenings are intricate. Here are some close-ups:
