Detail Boy’s coat, Italian, circa 1715 - 1750, Silk-brocaded lampas with silver filé . Bizarre silks are a style of figured silk fabrics popular in Europe in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Bizarre silks are characterized by large-scale, asymmetrical patterns featuring geometrical shapes and stylized leaves and flowers, influenced by a wave of Asian textiles and decorative objects reaching the European market in these decades. Royal Ontario Museum.
