1970s Black Pink Floral Maxi-Dress with Caped Top and Pink Trim Novelty_Brooch fit and flare floor length

fit and flare floor length panelled skirt and wide pleated straps which form a square neckline

She is also a very rare generous size and would fit a size 12 UK

Tailored from black silk satin

and this is finished with two pretty tassles in coordinating tones

particularly for a gown of such intricate embellishment and may never have been worn

1970s Black Pink Floral Maxi-Dress with Caped Top and Pink Trim Novelty_Brooch fit and flare floor lengthThis romantic maxi dress dates to around 1975 and, although it has no surviving labels, we rather suspect it is by Susan Small. The quality is simply sublime and the design is highly characteristic of the house, whose head designer, Maureen Baker, created Princess Anne's wedding dress for her marriage to Captain Mark Phillips in 1973. The original owner purchased the dress from Harrods for a society event, and we have included a contemporary editorial