1970s Purple Silk La Mendola Day Dress designer-scott-barrie The dress buckles behind the

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

This gets muted and turns to an undertone after three layers of tulle but shows in full strength when you dance or sit

The waist nips in severely

Hips at bottom of gathers: 18" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

body conscious nineties

1970s Purple Silk La Mendola Day Dress designer-scott-barrie The dress buckles behind theI 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