c.1900s Antique Handmade White 3D Floral Irish Crochet Lace Jacket designer-stella-mccartney The lower two are flapped

The lower two are flapped hip pockets but the ones above are just wonderful - 4 little rounded top set pockets all on an angle

Below this the skirt flares out dramatically with the volume required to top the full skirted cocktail dresses of this era

The bodice is quite wonderful with its meticulously constructed flat pleats

The tie waist and easy cut will allow it to fit a variety of frames

c.1900s Antique Handmade White 3D Floral Irish Crochet Lace Jacket designer-stella-mccartney The lower two are flappedFine examples of Irish crochet lace are always highly sought after and this one is exceptional. The jacket has its own innate weight to it and you can instantly tell that you are wearing something that was meticulously made by hand. The shape of the jacket is created by the lace making process, not cut out of a piece of cloth. In other words, it was shaped as it was made, stitch by stitch, with the end result firmly in mind from the first stitch. This