1971 "Paris Flower" Print Zandra Rhodes Caftan Dress designer-leonard-paris Tagged a Small

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The dress buttons up the back with fabric covered buttons that become a design element in themselves

Length: 42" from neck to bottom hem

tissue silks and chiffons that you could possibly use before you have nothing in your hands at all

Haute Couture is the very pinnacle of the fashion experience and I would hazard to say that vintage versions are even a little more special then modern ones

1971 "Paris Flower" Print Zandra Rhodes Caftan Dress designer-leonard-paris Tagged a SmallThe print on this lovely silk caftan gown was inspired by Zandra's 1971 trip to Paris. In the book "The Art of Zandra Rhodes:" she says of the inspiration behind this print: "Yves Saint Laurent was the leading light of Haute Couture. His last collection had been short and graphic with vivid flower print colors. I wanted to design a flower print but not a traditional one I thought I would draw the flowers like buttons stitched on the fabric. with