1990s Bright Hand Embroidered Western Shirt designer-michael-novarese Length: 36" from top of

Length: 36" from top of front bodice to hem

The bodice is cut like a proper fifties dress should be with rounded shoulder and gussets under each arm

This dress is both amazing and rare

The bodice is strapless

It's a combination of elements that in no way should work but yet it does

1990s Bright Hand Embroidered Western Shirt designer-michael-novarese Length: 36" from top ofThe shop this came from is in Santa Fe and was owned by a woman named Nathalie who is a former French vogue editor who owns her self named boutique there with a mix of old and new. It is a play on the Western shorts of the 40s and like the originals is hand embroidered with Mother of Pearl style snap buttons running down the front and on each cuff. The embroidery covers the front sleeves and back quite extensively. It really has that Isabel Marant