1960s Malcolm Starr Bright Cherry Pink Floral Batik Print Dress w Hand Beaded Belt designer-suzy-perette "When Peter Dundas inherited this

"When Peter Dundas inherited this historic Florentine house—famous since the 1960s for its kaleidoscopic prints—he made reworked archival patterns a major part of his story line

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It is from the Spring 1981 collection and I have included two reference photos of variations on it that are held in Museum collections

This is surely a piece by a designer as the quality and attention to detail are all there but since there is no tag it will forever be a mystery

They adorn the waistline of the skirt

1960s Malcolm Starr Bright Cherry Pink Floral Batik Print Dress w Hand Beaded Belt designer-suzy-perette "When Peter Dundas inherited thisThis beautiful and happy feeling dress is one of my favorites from the pieces of Malcolm Starr that I have had in the shop. It was designed by Elinor Simmons, who was a young designer that Malcolm brought in to the company to design a higher end line for him in 1965. She eventually left in 1972 which giving us a window within to date the dress. Everything about this dress suggest the late 1960s or early 1970s. The print on this dress is a wonderful