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

I feel like there is the very slightest change in color to the jersey in certain lights

I see a small repair on the back of the waist that is covered where the belt is on

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

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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