1950s Heavy Cotton / Canvas Strapless Dress w Hand Applied Cord Applique designer-frank-usher This is the dress for

This is the dress for when you want to look and feel a mile tall and supermodel skinny

Just an absolutely wonderful set and I would bet that the dress part of it was never worn

Length: approx 58-60" from neck to hem depending on where you let the neck sit on you

a brilliant palette of vivid pinks

John Anthony launched his label in 1971 and during the seventies and into the eighties produced amazing pieces that were sleek and sexy

1950s Heavy Cotton / Canvas Strapless Dress w Hand Applied Cord Applique designer-frank-usher This is the dress forThis is a wonderful dress from the fifties. It has the feel of the hand made dresses coming out of Mexico at the time and I wonder if it is not a more evening inspired piece by one of those artisans. The base fabric, which is a heavy cotton, almost canvas fabric is really the clue for this one. It is like a thicker, more substantial version of the cotton dresses and skirts coming out of Mexico for the tourist market in the fifties. It is such an