Antique Eastern European Embroidered Bodice 1980s Hips: 55 cm (21

Hips: 55 cm (21

India Imports helped introduce handcrafted Indian textiles to a countercultural audience increasingly drawn to non-Western aesthetics

Pit to pit: 57cm

fitted through the waist

wear consistent with age

Antique Eastern European Embroidered Bodice 1980s Hips: 55 cm (21Early 20th Century Silk Embroidered Folk Bodice A breathtaking piece of wearable history, this early 20th century bodice or corset cover is crafted from luminous green silk and lavishly hand embroidered with richly symbolic floral motifs. The cropped, sleeveless cut and side hook and eye closures suggest it was originally worn as part of festive folk dressmost likely from Eastern Europe, possibly Hungary or Ukraine. The exuberant garden of poppies,