Fall 1982 Mary McFadden Purple Pleated Dress w Elaborate Beaded Gold Cord Shoulder Sold Archive The sleeves are long and

The sleeves are long and I love that the print continues over and onto them

use it around the waist or neck

It then falls in a gradually widening line as the hem reaches the floor

dramatic piece whose simple lines offset the drama of the fabric perfectly

And a shorter version of this dress was also shown on the runway and one was worn by Audrey Hepburn as well

Fall 1982 Mary McFadden Purple Pleated Dress w Elaborate Beaded Gold Cord Shoulder Sold Archive The sleeves are long andMary McFadden patented her Fortuny inspired pleating technique just a couple of years after launching her label in 1973. By the eighties she had many licensing agreements and her dresses were being made on a larger scale. She called her pleated fabric 'marii' after her own name. She went around the world to source the fabric she wanted and her pieces need up being made out of a synthetic charmeuse that she sourced from Australia. The fabric was then