Vest (yelekkin)

Double-breasted vest (yelekkin). The front part consists of two pieces of silk fabric, similar to that of waistcoat 6095. The gold interwoven floral motifs feature a variety of leaves and floral decorations, which, because of the better condition of the fabric, are more distinct. The colours – violet, blue/light blue, fuchsia, orange, yellow – are reminiscent of the rainbow. There are eight buttons made of silk cord on each side, in loops of 2cm. These correspond, on each side, to eight buttonholes of black soutache with tassels. The top buttonhole is incorporated into the perimetric finish. There is decorative soutache all along the opening of the back/chest. On the lower right side, there is a vase-shaped pocket made of the same silk fabric. It has a triangular point, and its elegant outline is decorated with a double row of black soutache. There are decorative loops at the five corners of the pocket. The pocket opening is finished in a triple row of soutache with a series of small loops at the top. The back is made of a single piece of blue velvet and has a central vertical opening with seven pairs and one single eyelet (15 in total), through which cross two ribbons in blue and orange colour. The opening on the back, the arm openings and the edges of the waistcoat are decorated with soutache. The vest has a beige cotton lining, on which there are two similar stamps. ΛΕΥΚΩΣΙΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΣ (LEFKOSIA CYPRUS) is written in the centre of the stamps, and ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΦΙΛΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΟΣ (GEORGIOS FILIS MANUFACTURER) around the perimeter.   Dimensions: height 41 cm., width 43 cm.   Donation: Chr. Koutlidou.