Fall 1980 Mary McFadden Pleated Two Colour Sleeve Dress w Bead Detail designer-joy-stevens unworn condition with the original

unworn condition with the original ODLR hang tag still in place

Constructed from a rich

No matter what angle you see the dress at all your curves are shown off to the maximum

heavy cream silk that falls wonderfully and is of very high quality

Made of a knit that is crossed stitched in tiny vertical rows that give it an amazing amount of structure and keep it from loosing its shape

Fall 1980 Mary McFadden Pleated Two Colour Sleeve Dress w Bead Detail designer-joy-stevens unworn condition with the originalMary 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