c.1972 La Mendola Blue Print Jersey Dress w Feather Trim Cape designer-claude-montana Attached ties can adjust the

Attached ties can adjust the waist in

and indeed at first glance it appears to be a brocade

This is one of the most unusual scarves or shawls that I have ever seen from Yves Saint Laurent and certainly the largest one I have ever seen

jet set life style of the bohemian chic jet set girls of the 60s and 70s

c.1972 La Mendola Blue Print Jersey Dress w Feather Trim Cape designer-claude-montana Attached ties can adjust theThe duo behind the La Mendola label met in Rome in 1960 and started their business making dresses and selling them one by one, piece by piece. In 1967 they opened a shop and women like Elizabeth Taylor and Rita Hayworth become steadfast clients who were buying, and even wait listing for pieces as they were produced. This dress is a wonderful piece by them that is made from a fluid synthetic jersey and remarkably, still has its matching silk chiffon,