1960s Baby Pink Beaded Mod Shift Dress mao-hide The dress closes with a

The dress closes with a back painted metal zipper and the jacket closes with fabric covered buttons down the front

The construction is on par with couture and I love the tightly pleated hem detailing that is finished with a dyed fir trim

These strong shoulders lean to a skinny wrist and hand set zippers allow the wearer to have a snug fit

This inner skirt finishes with a ruffled hem that has a 3" panel of horse hair dressmakers tape to give it some weight and structure

clever pleating at the front that expands as the wearer needs it but stays slim when you are at rest

1960s Baby Pink Beaded Mod Shift Dress mao-hide The dress closes with aIn person this piece has so much depth and texture it is really fabulous! The base fabric is a pale baby pink organza layered over the inner pale pink lining. The top layer is then beaded with little rows of seed beaded interspersed with gold metallic thread to form a checked pattern. Inside each resulting diamond is a cluster of plastic beading done to suggest little florets! It is a much truer baby pink in person then how it photoed think that