Red velveteen jacket and pants with Fendi logo

A red velveteen jacket and pants with the Fendi logo. The bomber style jacket (a) is made of red synthetic velveteen and has a gold quilted leather band collar printed with the Fendi logo in red. The jacket opens in the center front with an eighteen-inch zipper with plastic teeth and a metal pull. A quarter inch band of gold leather printed with gold red Fs is sewn on either side of the zipper. A five and a half inch wide gold circle applique is machine sewn to the proper left side of the center front opening at chest level. Two capital Fs are cut out inside of the applique, the F on the proper left side is inverted. A gold leather band is sewn around each armscye. A single welted slant pocket is sewn on each side of the center front opening at waist level. The welts are made of gold leather printed with red capital Fs. The jacket has long sleeves which are gathered at the bottoms into a one and a quarter inch wide cuff. The cuffs are made of gold leather printed with red capital Fs; elastic is encased at the cuff. A six-inch-wide gold circle applique is machine sewn to the proper left sleeve. Two capital Fs are cut out inside of the applique, the F on the proper left side is inverted. The bottom of jacket is gathered into a one-and-a-half-inch wide self-fabric waistband on the sides and back of the jacket. A one-and-a-half-inch wide band of gold leather printed with red capital Fs is sewn to the bottom front of the jacket. The band is longer on the proper right side and overlaps to the proper left side by four inches. The overlapped portion secures to the proper left side with two sets of metal snaps. Applique red vinyl letters reading [WINDY] with gold leather borders are adhered and glued to the back of the jacket. A ten-inch-wide gold circle applique is machine sewn to the center back of the jacket below the letters. Two capital Fs are cut out inside of the applique, the F on the proper right side is inverted. The jacket is self-faced at the center front opening and collar. It is lined with dark purple acetate. A single welt breast pocket is sewn on the proper left side at the interior. Nonwoven batting is encased between the exterior and lining fabric.

The pants (b) are made of the same fabric as the jacket, synthetic velveteen. A one-inch-wide self-fabric waistband encased with elastic is sewn at the top of the pants. A slant pocket is sewn on each pant leg, starting at the bottom of the waistband and ending at each side seam. A tuck is sewn to the center front of each pant leg, starting below the waistband and ending at the bottom of each pantleg. The bottom of the pants are tapered. The pants have a double fold half inch machine sewn hem. The pants are unlined, the waistband and side seams are left with the raw edges of the fabric. The jacket and pants are unlabeled.

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