Original Edwardian Dress Dyed Purple in the 1970s

Original Edwardian Dress Dyed Purple in the 1970sA beautiful and unusual Edwardian cotton dress dating to the early 20th century, later hand dyed purple in the 1970s by a woman in Germany who was deeply immersed in the hippie movement and had a particular love for the colour purple. This dress is a wonderful example of how fashion is cyclical, and how historical garments were re imagined, worn and loved again decades later by the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s. During the hippie era, vintage

rigid type often associated with later Afghans

The leather shows natural tonal variation and light age-related character consistent with genuine shearling

Ethereal movement

A charming 1970s maxi dress designed to give the illusion of layered separates — but in fact

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and made to move

Length (shoulder to hem): 133cm

and overall integrity is strong and visually unaffected

featuring an intricate layered design that gives the garment both structure and softness

woven with intricate scenic motifs that recall traditional East Asian landscapes — pagodas

finished with wide sleeve borders

Length: 49cm