1970s Hanae Mori Silk Chiffon Deep Blue Floral & Water Print Dress designer-lanvin A stunning and rare example

A stunning and rare example of the "pajama" sets made for the tourist market near the turn of the century in the 1920s

some fine and delicate

The front is kept simple with a front double panel to hide the buttons and a small neat bow at the collar

The ribbed jersey portions of the dress allows it to move and fit to accommodate you underneath and the dress moves wonderfully when it is on

At the front we see the cropped squared off shape that is highlighted with various gold braiding to show off the lines and cut

1970s Hanae Mori Silk Chiffon Deep Blue Floral & Water Print Dress designer-lanvin A stunning and rare exampleThis dress is wonderful and shows the range of what Hanae Mori was capable of. The dress is simple and beautiful but still striking. It dates to the late 1970s, early 1980s and it is an absolute work of art. Hanae was the first woman of Japanese descent to have presented on the Paris and New York Runways and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official Haute Couture house to La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Her work is exceptional