antique french monogrammed peasant smock bias cut he retired from couture in

he retired from couture in 1993

or even a simple knit for contrast

Features a traditional white and black paisley border and dotted center

it can also be reversed to the interior to really show off the hand-stiching

and easy shoulder wear

antique french monogrammed peasant smock bias cut he retired from couture inan antique french peasant smock, the long white workshirt and chemise style worn across rural france around the turn of the last century. it has a stand collar, a short bib placket closed with mother of pearl buttons and hand worked buttonholes, soft gathering at the back yoke, buttoned cuffs, a patch pocket, and side slits for ease. a small red cross stitched "w" sits at the hem, the kind of monogram a household once stitched to mark its linens in a