Crolla's giant cabbage rose prints, modeled after old chintz drapery fabric [76] and needlework, seemed ubiquitous in 1984 and '85, [77] [78] initially shown by the designer on sixties-revival Nehru jackets [79] [80] [81] and avant-garde UK street silhouettes like oversized sweaters and ankle-length tube skirts [82] but soon picked up by Jean-Paul Gaultier in Paris [83] and, before long, mass-marketed everywhere, [84] [85] especially popular in drop-waist, bertha-collared, puff-sleeved dresses to the lower calf put out by companies like Laura Ashley [86] and worn with matching large hair bows on the back of the head
The dress form body is from the neck to the hips, and is covered in a knit fabric
The structure of the dress also kept them in place, but I felt supported enough (I dont know if I would attempt aggressive wedding dancing in them, BTW)
Like we discussed already, layers can add a ton of interest and dimension to your photos
Featuring an open back up to the waist-line and wide sleeves with festoon edge, this wedding dress has also a grey atlas lining underneath
