Romantic 1970s Hanae Mori Huge Pink Floral Print Silk Chiffon Dress w Grey Scale Backdrop designer-claude-montana A heavier banding of sequins

A heavier banding of sequins highlight the neckline

Which they did pretty amazingly and at a price more suited to those who could not afford couture (this time period pre-dated Chanels foray into ready-to-wear)

I love richness and instant impact of the fabric and the elegant cut

A version that was hot off of the runway was also worn by Rooney Mara

Romantic 1970s Hanae Mori Huge Pink Floral Print Silk Chiffon Dress w Grey Scale Backdrop designer-claude-montana A heavier banding of sequinsHanae was the first woman of Japanese descent to have presented on the Paris and New York runways and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official Haute Couture house to La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Her work is exceptional. Hanae Mori excelled at these beautiful floral prints and when I find pieces with these bright and pretty colours and prints that are so definitely identifiable as her work I am very happy. I feel that