Stunning 1970s-80s Mary McFadden Couture White Pleated Dress w Attached Braided Belt designer-fabrice It closes with snaps up

It closes with snaps up the front

Under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri

each created panel expands and gets wider

tight layers of chiffon gathered into elaborate and dramatic ruffles

Stunning 1970s-80s Mary McFadden Couture White Pleated Dress w Attached Braided Belt designer-fabrice It closes with snaps upMary McFadden patented her Fortuny inspired pleating technique just a couple of years after launching her label in 1973. This is from her higher end couture line that had a more limited production and was sold at higher end shops. Mary was known to say frequently that there was no greater beauty than pleated cloth on the human body and she said when she developed her 'marii' fabric that her aim was to have it 'fall like liquid gold on the body, like