{"product_id":"fantastic-fall-1980-mary-mcfadden-couture-salmon-pink-black-cross-over-pleated-dress","title":"Fantastic Fall 1980 Mary McFadden Couture Salmon Pink \u0026 Black Cross Over Pleated Dress","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shrimpton Couture Archives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe twin of this dress walk the run for the fall 1980 collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt was made under the creative direction of Mary McFadden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcFadden patented her Fortuny inspired pleating technique just a couple of years after launching her label in 1973. \u003cspan\u003eThis is from her higher end couture line that had a more limited production and was sold at higher end shops.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe have included a photo of stylist Jamie Mizrahi in the dress so you can see how fabulous it is once on the body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMary was known to say frequently that there was no greater beauty than pleated cloth on the human body and she said when she developed her\u003cem\u003e 'marii' \u003c\/em\u003efabric that her aim was to have it \u003cem\u003e'fall like liquid gold on the body, like Chinese silk.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dress is made from a combination of a black and a beautiful \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003edeep salmon pink \u003cspan\u003esynthetic silk charmeuse that she sourced from Australia. This was her signature pleated fabric that is \u003c\/span\u003epleated in McFadden's proprietary pleating technique. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dress is absolutely beautiful and so easy to wear. The base of the dress is the black layer. It comes up and over one shoulder and then plunges at the front and back. Hidden inside is a panel that attaches to the armhole of the pink layer that tops the dress. A very clever way to hold the dress in place around you. The black continues to skim easily over the body to fall to the floor. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pink layer is set on an angle over this starting from the opposite shoulder and running over the bust, waist and down past the hips where it is also set on an angle. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth the back and the front are set in a plunging V but because of the inner construction it feels very safe to wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dress comes with matching ties in the same fabric. One is the salmon, pink, and the other black. You can tie them on the top of the shoulders and match colour to colour or you can switch them so the opposite colour is at the top of each shoulder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI love that the skirt is cut very long which is a rare thing to find in her work. As she progressed in her career she preferred to design pieces that ended at the ankle so you could see the shoe underneath. Her full length pieces are a bit rarer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dress is fantastically easy to wear and fit. Its easy shape and pleats allows it to expand where needed. It will just fall and drape more on a smaller frame. You can see this on Jamie.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dress is unlined and slips on to wear with no closures. The ties at the top of the shoulder are separate pieces so you can choose to wear them on whichever shoulder you wish. Hand finishes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is no size tag present, so please go by the measurements below. The fabric has a lot of range because of the pleats so I put it's comfortable range below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent condition\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBust: 16-24\" flat across from side seam to side seam\u003cbr\u003eWaist: 12-21\" flat across from side seam to side seam\u003cbr\u003eHips: open\u003cbr\u003eTotal length: 60\" from top of shoulder to hem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eModern Sizing Equivalent: XS-LRG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eReference Photos: (1-3) Fall 1980 Mary McFadden.  \/  (4) Jamie Mizrahi wearing this dress, 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shrimpton Couture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49700925145372,"sku":"","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/7483\/files\/1_e19eabb8-3b4c-46c2-8d04-22cf4868a4d2.jpg?v=1750116786","url":"https:\/\/www.shrimptoncouture.com\/products\/fantastic-fall-1980-mary-mcfadden-couture-salmon-pink-black-cross-over-pleated-dress","provider":"Shrimpton Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}