Stunning 1970s-80s Mary McFadden Couture White Pleated Dress w Attached Braided Belt Shop By Vintage Designer Fully lined through the bodice

Fully lined through the bodice in a nude silk chiffon and through the skirt in a fine black tissue silk

This one with its dramatic cut and print is one of the best I have ever seen

Running around the neckline is a long panel of silk that you can simple let hang or wrap around the neck as I have done

At the top of each shoulder it is open for a little skin to show and this opening is also finished with ruffles

The skirt twirls out from the waist and is amazingly full - it reminds me of a skater skirt or a 1950s circle skirt it has so much fabric in it

Stunning 1970s-80s Mary McFadden Couture White Pleated Dress w Attached Braided Belt Shop By Vintage Designer Fully lined through the bodiceMary McFadden patented her Fortuny inspired pleating technique just a couple of years after launching her label in 1973. This is from her higher end couture line that had a more limited production and was sold at higher end shops. Mary was known to say frequently that there was no greater beauty than pleated cloth on the human body and she said when she developed her 'marii' fabric that her aim was to have it 'fall like liquid gold on the body, like