1970s La Mendola Long Silk Jersey Print Dress designer-hanae-mori Made of a red silk

Made of a red silk chiffon it has immense billowing sleeves that are each caught up tight at the cuff and are cut in a full circle above

Item# S642

back and shoulder straps

The dress/coat is unlined and closes with buttons down the front

2" W x 1/5" H

1970s La Mendola Long Silk Jersey Print Dress designer-hanae-mori Made of a red silkThe La Mendola label is highly collectible and sought after when the duo behind the label where designing in Rome it was girls like Elizabeth Taylor and Rita Hayworth that were buying and wait listing for it. The Italian shop closed in 1974 and this would have been from that shop. The silk jersey used is so fine and so light that it feel utterly amazing on and works even in warm climates because the fabric really breathes. The design is beautifully