1970s Gina Fratini White and Blue Floral Cotton Maxi Dress vintage_Dress_Suit Queen Fabiola of Belgium

Queen Fabiola of Belgium

9 cm) Shoulders - 15

The skirt features pleasing mini fine pleating as was famously used by Mariano Fortuny for his delphos gowns

The bodice is a crisscross design with a beautifully constructed wide empire waistband that has a painted wooden oval belt buckle

The A-line skirt is gathered below the waistband and falls into soft folds to the floor

1970s Gina Fratini White and Blue Floral Cotton Maxi Dress vintage_Dress_Suit Queen Fabiola of BelgiumAnother elaborate example of romanticism from Gina Fratini, who really perfected this look during the early 1970s as she rose to prominence in the British boutique scene. The mod dress style of the 60s was beginning to wane and full length Victoriana returned for its first fashion come back in a century. This is a superb example of her flamboyant work, probably mid 1970s, with a tiered mousseline cotton dress with a high neck collar and a lace ruffle