Runway Fall 1988 Mary McFadden Couture Red Pleated Dress w Gold Edged Ruffle Detailing designer-herve-leger Skirt length: 40" from bottom

Skirt length: 40" from bottom of waist band to hem

There is the teeniest of fading to the lace on one side down the edge of the ruffles and across one shoulder but you don't see this when on

It gently widens out as it nears the hem

The sleeves pouf up slightly above the off-white silk organza cuffs

Bodice: 17

Runway Fall 1988 Mary McFadden Couture Red Pleated Dress w Gold Edged Ruffle Detailing designer-herve-leger Skirt length: 40" from bottomMary McFadden patented her Fortuny inspired pleating technique just a couple of years after launching her label in 1973. By the eighties she had many licensing agreements and her dresses were being made on a larger scale. She called her pleated fabric 'marii' after her own name. She went around the world to source the fabric she wanted and her pieces need up being made out of a synthetic charmeuse that she sourced from Australia. The fabric was then