Phenomenal c.1972 La Mendola Hand Beaded Green Printed Caped One Shoulder Silk Jumpsuit designer-antony-price greens and golds with splashes

greens and golds with splashes of pinks and blues

One of the classic Ossie Clark wraps dresses in a killer tomato red moss crepe

This is what gives it its lightness and the floating effect it has when you move

feels almost weightless once on and holds the vibrancy of the color exceptionally well

There is a silk band around the waist and then the skirt flows out to the floor from there

Phenomenal c.1972 La Mendola Hand Beaded Green Printed Caped One Shoulder Silk Jumpsuit designer-antony-price greens and golds with splashesThe pair behind the La Mendola label met in Rome in 1960 and started their business making dresses and selling them one by one, piece by piece. In 1967 they opened a shop. They soon had a Hollywood following and mega stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Rita Hayworth become regular clients who were buying and even wait listing for pieces as they were produced. They made all of the pieces in their ateliers and designed their own prints. Clients would be