1980s Mary McFadden Couture Blue & Deep Dusky Pink Pleated Dress w Extra Long Braided Belt Suits & Sets boned and fitted

boned and fitted

This fabulous dress is the twin of the dress that walked the Spring 1986 Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche runway

The back is quite amazing with fabric that swoops down cape-like over the shoulders so when you move you get lots of movement and drama

This is a gorgeous little jacket that is most likely from the late fifties and it still feels as chic now as it would have then

1980s Mary McFadden Couture Blue & Deep Dusky Pink Pleated Dress w Extra Long Braided Belt Suits & Sets boned and fittedMary McFadden patented her Fortuny inspired pleating technique just a couple of years after launching her label in 1973. By the eighties she had many licensing agreements and her dresses were being made on a larger scale. She called her pleated fabric 'marii' after her own name. She went around the world to source the fabric she wanted and her pieces ended up being made out of a synthetic charmeuse that she sourced from Australia. The fabric was then