1950s Heavy Cotton / Canvas Strapless Dress w Hand Applied Cord Applique designer-frank-usher Bust: 21" flat across the

Bust: 21" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

This version is a stunning periwinkle bue knit that is cut with a nod to the 30s and 40s

September 1972

I love the deep front and back with its ties in piped matching fabric

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 Bust: 21" flat across theThis 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