1971 Giorgio Sant' Angelo Medieval Collection Printed Jersey Dress designer-bill-gibb The print is magnificent

The print is magnificent

It has all the hallmarks of a Valentino and I would bet that people will guess that is is from the current season it looks so new

gold tone metal button

It's only true excess is that fabulous ruffle around the shoulders

lean cut and tie at the waist with its own tie belt

1971 Giorgio Sant' Angelo Medieval Collection Printed Jersey Dress designer-bill-gibb The print is magnificentI have had a version of this dress in a different print and I love this brighter, bolder jersey version just as much. A similar dress is part of the permanent collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and was displayed in the 2013 exhibit "Hippie Chic. Other versions of the dress also reside in The Met's collection. That one has with a shorter skirt length and different pattern. The cut is otherwise the same. The Fall Winter 1971 72 collection took