1950s Beaded & Hand Painted Mexican Circle Skirt designer-vivienne-westwood The simple sleeves and loose

The simple sleeves and loose caftan cut perfectly balances the skirt

The white backdrop is screened with a lovely deep navy print that manages to feel darker the farther away you are and yet changes the focus to the white the closer you get

Each cuff has the same treatment

The shoulder has extensive stitching so that it has a ruched and gathered feel and the embroidered patterns run in bold panels down each arm and through the dress

1950s Beaded & Hand Painted Mexican Circle Skirt designer-vivienne-westwood The simple sleeves and looseA spectacular 1950s hand painted Mexican circle skirt that is also heavily beaded along the edges of the design. The skirt is on a cream cotton base with the most amazing scenes that circle the entire skirt. The series of painting depict what appears to be a cock fight with a brilliant red painted background highlighting the drama of the scene. After the design was painted onto the skirt the edges were all outline by hand with beads most a jet black