1970s Mary McFadden Dress designer-chloe Item# DD11114

Item# DD11114

The skirt is lean and fitted with flapper-esque overlapped flaps all around its bottom

Everything is made to slouch and be cozy

It buttons at the small of the back in a row of tightly spaced buttons and above that the nude netting opens to an almost inverted long diamond shape that is caught up at the base of the neck by a hook and eye

Rare and in excellent condition with just a hint of patina to the hardware

1970s Mary McFadden Dress designer-chloe Item# DD11114Mary McFadden is an interesting designer. In 1975 she patented a pleating process that mimicked the Fortuny pleat but hers was done with polyester fabric instead of silk and the pleating stays permanently. Her early pieces and couture line are often stunning and beautiful pieces but later, mass produced, licensed lines produced pieces that are often atrocious. So I am super picky about which Mcfadden's make it to the site. This one is a beauty. It is