1950s Unlabeled Cotton Hawaiian Orange & Tan Floral Print Dress designer-mary-quant Photo: Ron Galella

Photo: Ron Galella

The cut makes it a beautiful classic and I love the beautiful rich color that the pink portions have

The thread at the back is done to follow the color but it does appear that the fabric was deliberately dyed like this prior to the application of the bead-work

Attached tie at neck

It was not until after his death

1950s Unlabeled Cotton Hawaiian Orange & Tan Floral Print Dress designer-mary-quant Photo: Ron GalellaThese little 1950s Hawaiian dresses are wonderful and are cut to give you curves. They have such a classic silhouette that they still feel fresh even after 50+ years. This one is unlabelled and would have most likely come directly out of Hawaii in the movement that was set up to cater directly to the thriving tourist market of that era. These sarong styled sun dresses were worn by Hollywood starlets and girls bought them in droves to emulate their