Pale Pink Anthony Sicari Vintage knitted cardigan, post 434


Selfie by Angela Lansbury.


Angela in the pink, lunching at Kafe Ador.  Photo by Trevor Sharot.

 Only when I looked at the photo did I realise that the garment has epaaulettes.

The Enamel Buttons

Eleven enamel buttons, pink and gold colour, decorate down the front placket, plus two more buttons, one on each of the epaulettes. No buttons on the cuffs. The buttons are not all the same. 

Some have four pink enamel sections, Looking carefully, I discovered that the buttons are not all the same. For ease of identification, I am numbering the buttons downwards, with button one at the neck and button seven at the hem. Buttons one, three, five and six are the same.

You will notice that some of the other buttons have three pinks sections, one section is left silvery. Buttons 2, 7 match the button on the epaulette on the left of the picture. 

Another, button 4,  has only one pink part. Is that deliberate, for variety, as is the recent fashion, or did the buttons just vary by accident in anufacture? 

A press stud between the top two buttons keeps the jumper secure, not gapping.

Anthony Sicari pink cardigan. Buttons vary. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

White embroidery looks on the cardigan enable you to co-ordinate with a shiny white blouse. 



Elasticabove the hem strip.

You can buy vintage Anthony Sicari garments on Ebay and Etsy.

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