1987 Purple Dress by Marc Dessauer - M vintage sewing pattern top-stitched lapels

top-stitched lapels

some small holes in the top of one sleeve

White crochet edged handkerchief

Length 63 cm (25")

Abstract print dress from Paris designer Jerome L'Huillier is a floaty viscose chiffon for in between weather

1987 Purple Dress by Marc Dessauer - M vintage sewing pattern top-stitched lapelsPurple shirtdress with a military air this is the dress my mother wore to my sister's wedding in 1987. Lower calf length dress has extended and dropped shoulders, dropped underarms, small collar and military type tab at one shoulder. The long, straight skirt is enhanced at the waist by a peplum pleated into one side seam. Buttons all the way down the back and to breast height at the front there's a press stud beneath the plackett. Belted at the waist