Incredible 1970s Hanae Mori Finest Possible Blue Silk Caftan Dress w Pink Floral Print z-archive-2010s Reference Photo: (1) Spring 1973

Reference Photo: (1) Spring 1973 Christian Dior Runway

Item# D631

The seams are cut gracefully on a vertical line and kept to the absolute minimum

Fully lined in an golden taupe silky rayon

butterflies were used predominately in a couple of collections within the 1995-1997 seasons so it surely falls within that range

Incredible 1970s Hanae Mori Finest Possible Blue Silk Caftan Dress w Pink Floral Print z-archive-2010s Reference Photo: (1) Spring 1973Hanae was the first woman of Japanese descent to have presented on the Paris and New York runways and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official Haute Couture house to La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Her work is exceptional. Hanae Mori excelled at these beautiful prints that combined nature had elements of her homeland. When I find pieces like this one with such a stunningly beautify example of that I am very happy. I feel that