antique french monogrammed peasant smock bias cut densely set with faux pearls

densely set with faux pearls and faceted crystal rhinestones in a checkerboard-and-band pattern

Features a traditional white and black paisley border and dotted center

and easy shoulder wear

mimi di n’s work is widely collected for its couture-adjacent attitude and editorial history

a strong collector-friendly example of cdg’s mid-2000s material play

antique french monogrammed peasant smock bias cut densely set with faux pearlsan 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