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#9786 - Dated
November 29, 1950 A. SULKA & Company
Black Ribbed Jacquard Silk Smoking Jacket and Pants / Lounging Pajamas Trimmed in Blush Lavender Satin!
If you don't know Sulka, you should! It's the top of the line
for men's silks! Even Clark Gable's estate highlighted his Sulka
robe. In 1998 a Sulka silk smoking jacket alone cost $1,750!
This PJ set has two original tags, one which has the date of
11/29/50 tailored specifically for customer number 44343. If only I
had access to the company database! Damn! My favorite comment on
Sulka is from Forbes Magazine in their "100 Things Worth Every
Penny" list includes Sulka Silk Pajamas! Black ribbed jacquard
silk trimmed in a blush lavender satin. The original sash is
missing, so I just tied a ribbon at the waist for show. It's
worth getting matching satin and making a new sash. Pants
lined in awesome feeling white silk. Jacket lined in same also
incredible feeling. Cuffed pants. lavendar silk satin!!!
Measures: Pants: 30" waist (with extra tie to cinch a bit smaller)
x 29" inseam. Jacket: 34-36" bust, 17" underarm to cuff, 16"
across back between armseams. Originally likely a man's... it
will fit a woman beautifully!!!! Excellent condition except for the fact
that the satin lapels have phantom marks seen in certain lights (see photos)
from improper storage likely against some beaded garment, bruising the satin in
a starburst design. Actually kind of attractive! :) One small
bruising of other lapel barely seen.
SOLD - On Display for Research or Study
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