Made in France, this playful summer dress was designed in the 1980s by French couturier Guy Laroche for his superbly made ready-to-wear range. Tailored from silk chiffon with a narrow blue and white stripe, it has a wide boat-neckline which adds to the nautical feel. Never one to shy away from a flamboyant detail, Laroche has adorned this dress with layer upon layer of ruffle trim in coordinating striped cloth across the neckline, short-sleeves and bottom hem. This gown pulls over the head and has no fastenings. It is lined with white silk-chiffon.

This dress is in good to very good vintage condition with the following to note: small underarm halos and a handful of horizontal pulls on the front of the dress together with a tiny repaired hole. You have to look closely for these with the dress in hand as they are all faint and they cannot be seen when worn. Labelled a French size 40 but it runs a bit a bit smaller at a UK 8-10 or US 4-6; please double-check our measurements below. The composition is 100% Silk with no stretch.

MEASUREMENTS

BUST - 40 in. (102 cm)

WAIST - 50 in. (127 cm)

HIP - 50 in. (127 cm)

LENGTH - 41 in. (104 cm)