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Womenswear
Suits, blazers, vests
1940
Vest SVV-1
Vest SVV-1
available
Ladies vest, sewn in 1940s Latvia
Wool suit fabric in navy pinstripe
The vest is heavily worn, with worn-out areas and stains
The vest is a testament to the scarcity and hardship of the post-war period – it was sewn from a man’s suit jacket. During the war and for a long time afterward, clothes were constantly repurposed, with one garment being transformed into another