1970s La Mendola Silk Jersey Blue Print Dress & Knit Jersey Coat Set designer-michaele-vollbracht Modern Sizing equivalent: XL

Modern Sizing equivalent: XL

Each sleeve is cut very wide

Each sleeve is left unlined and is cut simply

It is very feminine and romantic in feel with its pale ballet slipper pink silk chiffon fabric

It closes with a hand set back painted metal zipper and the exterior lace closes over that and secures with hook & eye

1970s La Mendola Silk Jersey Blue Print Dress & Knit Jersey Coat Set designer-michaele-vollbracht Modern Sizing equivalent: XLThis is a lovely set that is unusual in that it is a larger size which can be a rarity in vintage. The print is so shocking for its time period and feels like a precursor for what in the 1980s. The client that commissioned this one must have been a bold girl to have ordered such a bold statement piece. It is two pieces, a dress with a matching coat that slips over it. The dress itself is made from a silk jersey with a stylized blue leopard print. It