1950s Heavy Cotton / Canvas Strapless Dress w Hand Applied Cord Applique designer-frank-usher Length: approx 58-60" from neck

Length: approx 58-60" from neck to hem depending on where you let the neck sit on you

September 1972

Just an absolutely wonderful set and I would bet that the dress part of it was never worn

This is the dress for when you want to look and feel a mile tall and supermodel skinny

1950s Heavy Cotton / Canvas Strapless Dress w Hand Applied Cord Applique designer-frank-usher Length: approx 58-60" from neckThis is a wonderful dress from the fifties. It has the feel of the hand made dresses coming out of Mexico at the time and I wonder if it is not a more evening inspired piece by one of those artisans. The base fabric, which is a heavy cotton, almost canvas fabric is really the clue for this one. It is like a thicker, more substantial version of the cotton dresses and skirts coming out of Mexico for the tourist market in the fifties. It is such an