1940s Chiapas Black Net Maxi-Skirt with Heavy Floral Embroidery gold_lame The calf-length dress is long

The calf-length dress is long sleeved with a low plunging wrap over bodice

HIP - 40 (102 cm)

This piece has a collarless round neck and falls into a central button stand which curves at the hem and hosts 4 x yellow lucite buttons

this mid-calf dress is tailored from lambswool cloth to a typically architectural

1940s Chiapas Black Net Maxi-Skirt with Heavy Floral Embroidery gold_lame The calf-length dress is longA very fine and original Mexican Chiapas skirt hand embroidered in the 1940s. Part of the typical dancing costume of the Chiapas region in southern Mexico during this era, this weighty piece would have been paired with a coordinating blouse. Tailored from inky black net, it has a tiered construction and features exquisite hand embroidery all over in rainbow hues. The embroidery is detailed with vivacious flowers in rose pink, cobalt blue, tangerine