1979 Zandra Rhodes Water Circles Dress designer-andre-laug The front has a deep

The front has a deep plunge built in sweetheart neckline that extend into straps that go over each shoulder

The skirt has pleats that open all the way around the bottom

Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam

almost caped effect

The bodice as the Trellis patterns appliqued in rhinestones and the neckline and bodice is edged in pearls and cording

1979 Zandra Rhodes Water Circles Dress designer-andre-laug The front has a deepIn 1979 Zandra traveled to China and as inspired by what she found there. One of the fist designs she created form that trip were what she dubbed the "Chinese Water Circle" and the "Chinese Balls" patterns. Both of which are hand painted on red silk chiffon on this amazing dress. In the book The Art of Zandra Rhodes, she says, "To me China had purity and strength The strongest influences upon my Chinese prints were first, the stone carvings of water