c.1972 La Mendola Blue Print Jersey Dress w Feather Trim Cape Couture Runway Rare for all the transporting spectacle

for all the transporting spectacle and extravagance

The camera does not quite pic up the impact of the silver sequins - it is better in person

Well done with proper button holes and immaculate lining

Perhaps the occasional sequin missing but no bare areas

This is a fabulous and brilliantly printed nylon dress that can go from beach to cocktails to dancing

c.1972 La Mendola Blue Print Jersey Dress w Feather Trim Cape Couture Runway Rare for all the transporting spectacleThe duo 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 and women like Elizabeth Taylor and Rita Hayworth become steadfast clients who were buying, and even wait listing for pieces as they were produced. This dress is a wonderful piece by them that is made from a fluid synthetic jersey and remarkably, still has its matching silk chiffon,