This vintage 1960s Elsie Tu embroidered cardigan sweater is very ladylike, and very chic! A simple silhouette, in keeping with high end fashion of the times, with a rounded neckline and fully fashioned 3/4 length raglan sleeves. The sweater is embellished with stylized floral buds, leaves and stems, embroidered in 3-D trapunto style in several shades of cool green. There are large embellishments on the front and upper back, with smaller motifs on the sleeves and lower back.
SIZE: Labeled 8
Measurements | Inches | Cm |
Bust | 35" | 89 |
Bottom circumference | 35.5" | 90 |
Length | 21.5" | 54.5 |
FABRIC/COLORS: Medium to heavy weight knit in an elegant shade of olive green- I believe this is wool, but there is nowhere to snip a bit for a fiber burn test. The embellishment is done in three other shades of green ranging from pale and icy to the inside of an avocado to forest green.
TAGS: Elsie Tu, Hong Kong
CLOSURES: N/A, the sweater has no buttons or fasteners of any kind.
CONDITION: The two small light green buds at the innermost edge of the left lower front has some very faint yellowish discoloration on the trapunto-ed embroidery threads. It's difficult to see unless you look straight at it. Also, a pinhole on the right rear sleeve - see closeup. No other stains and no other holes - no tears or snags.
