Rare 1974 "The Lily" Collection Zandra Rhodes Dress Set designer-valentino It has an interlining of

It has an interlining of silk organza that helps to retail the fullness and the rounded soft pleats that are set into the seam at the hip help as well

hand done embroidery  that covers its surface

Tagged a 42 but please check actual listed measurements

I love the print especially - if you look close those are actually stylized little figures that make up the fabulous red and navy print on the silk

simply slipping over the head with an attached tie at the neck above the V at the neck

Rare 1974 "The Lily" Collection Zandra Rhodes Dress Set designer-valentino It has an interlining ofThis rare and amazing hand painted silk gown set by Zandra Rhodes in a very rare piece from one of her most coveted of all her collections The Lily collection from 1974. It is constructed of a fine, pale pink, silk chiffon that is entirely hand painted. The top is cut to fit through the body with her wide signature flutter sleeves. The sleeves are left unlined giving a lovely glimpse of bare skin through the silk and a sense of lightness and airiness.