1972 La Mendola Silk Jersey Dress w Skirt Chiffon Skirt in the 'Paridiso' Peacock Feather Print designer-suzy-perette It skins over the bust

It skins over the bust and hips and then flares out to the hem

The lace used is a combination of a red and black

Fully line in a fine blue silk line

These are fantastic to wear at home and you can even make these work as a dress if you add a silk slip under it and cinch the waist closed with a sash or belt

Bodice: 43" from neck to hem

1972 La Mendola Silk Jersey Dress w Skirt Chiffon Skirt in the 'Paridiso' Peacock Feather Print designer-suzy-perette It skins over the bustThe pair behind the La Mendola label met in Rome in 1960 and started their business making dresses and selling them one by one, piece by piece. In 1967 they opened a shop. They soon had a Hollywood following and mega stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Rita Hayworth become regular clients who were buying and even wait listing for pieces as they were produced. They made all of the pieces in their ateliers and designed their own prints. Clients would be