Exquisite 1970s Mary McFadden Back & Front Plunging Mint Green Pleated Dress Unlabeled and Fabulous Zandra Rhodes' 'Zandra's beautiful lilies'

Zandra Rhodes' 'Zandra's beautiful lilies' is written on various parts

This one is a cotton that has been dyed and woven so that it has an almost iridescent quality to it and the color and tonality changes dependent on the light

The front plunges quite deep and the drape panel of fabric across the chest accentuates the bust

Its such a refreshing contrast and adds a nice dimension to what is otherwise a simple

Exquisite 1970s Mary McFadden Back & Front Plunging Mint Green Pleated Dress Unlabeled and Fabulous Zandra Rhodes' 'Zandra's beautiful lilies'Mary McFadden patented her Fortuny inspired pleating technique just a couple of years after launching her label in 1973. By the eighties she had many licensing agreements and her dresses were being made on a larger scale. Earlier pieces like this one had much of the work in them finished by hand and were done in house. She called her pleated fabric 'marii' after her own name. She went around the world to source the fabric she wanted and her pieces