Spring 1980 Mary McFadden Black & Ivory Cross Over Plunge Front & Back Pleated Dress designer-andre-laug The sleeve overlay closes at

The sleeve overlay closes at the top back with fabric covered buttons

The inset dramatically shaped and molds the body and I love how it is worked right through the front and back

The skirt is cut lean with a looser waist

These are the only two I have ever seen like this

It has a V front and long sleeves

Spring 1980 Mary McFadden Black & Ivory Cross Over Plunge Front & Back Pleated Dress designer-andre-laug The sleeve overlay closes atMary 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. Earlier pieces like this one had much of the work in them finished by hand and were done in house. She called her pleated fabric 'marii' after her own name. She went around the world to source the fabric she wanted and her pieces