1970s Purple Silk La Mendola Day Dress designer-scott-barrie The waist nips in severely

The waist nips in severely

The dress buckles behind the neck and drops in a wide swoop from there

It's a great piece and in excellent condition with no visible tarnishing

fabric covered buttons that lie over a fine

Total length: 60" from shoulder to very longest points but it does come up a bit on as it is all cut on the bias

1970s Purple Silk La Mendola Day Dress designer-scott-barrie The waist nips in severelyI love La Mendola dresses they are genius with their print and really capture the easy, jet set life style of the bohemian chic jet set girls of the 60s and 70s. Made of a mix of silk chiffon and a silk jersey custom screened in one of their signature prints, this chic little day dress is gorgeous! The colors are divine with a mix of purple, pink and lime that oddly works! The bodice is a silk jersey and the sleeves and skirt a flowing silk chiffon. I