Prettiest 1960s Jean Varon Blue Floral Print Dress w Elaborate Pleating Detail designer-karl-lagerfeld light bias cut silk dyed

light bias cut silk dyed to a pastel turquoise

This creates its own secondary check within the colored checks

silk top that is very light in weight and it feels like nothing once on

Bust: 17" flat across the inside back from side seam to side seam

Huge deco buttons finish

Prettiest 1960s Jean Varon Blue Floral Print Dress w Elaborate Pleating Detail designer-karl-lagerfeld light bias cut silk dyedJohn Bates founded the Jean Varon label in 1960 and it became known for the futuristic designs that Bates created. By the late sixties and into the seventies his work tended more towards more floaty, feminine designs. Some of the very best pieces were made during this time period and his print dresses are some of my favourites to find. I have only ever seen one other version of this dress and it was full length so I am not sure if this one was