Black Silk Satin 50’s Cocktail Suit New Look Full SkirtThis luscious, black silk satin 1950s skirt suit has a fitted, short jacket and a full skirt. It is technically a cocktail suit, originally intended for evening wear. The New Look silhouette of the cinched waist jacket is created using many darts. The side seams of the jacket have small slits, below the waist, each fastened with a functional, silk thread covered button. (The right side seam button is missing some of its silk threads see close up