c.1974 Lanvin Bright Purple & Green Printed Jersey Full Length Maxi Skirt designer-michael-novarese Everything about the cut is

Everything about the cut is done to lengthen the girl wearing it and give her one long and beautiful line

The dress has a elastic through the neckline which makes it very easy and comfortable to wear

The skirt is made from yards of silk taffeta and finished with a wide ruffled hem

The cut is loose and easy and reminds me a bit of a painter's smock with a nod to the renaissance period thrown in for good measure

c.1974 Lanvin Bright Purple & Green Printed Jersey Full Length Maxi Skirt designer-michael-novarese Everything about the cut isThis vintage Lanvin skirt would have been designed by Belgian born Jules Francois Crahay, who headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964 1984. He has been "noted as one of fashions great colorists with his colorful patterns making his 1970s Lanvin designs hugely desirable and influential." His realm is one of my favorites for the house and the period through the late sixties and into the 70s in particular. He was a genius at print and color and he pushed