70s star of india, block print, cotton gauze peacock print dress black velvet bright and unfaded

bright and unfaded

flat measurements: bust 16

gold-tone is clean

origin– base sweatshirt: usa– vintage fabric likely produced by a us mill such as springs mills

a charming vintage cotton dress in a small rose-and-trellis floral on black

70s star of india, block print, cotton gauze peacock print dress black velvet bright and unfadeda 1970s star of india dress in paper light indian cotton gauze, block printed in rose, teal, and deep red with rows of peacocks, scattered florals, and paisley borders, all threaded through with woven gold lurex stripes that catch the light. star of india was one of the indian gauze labels that flooded american boutiques in the 1970s, when lightweight block printed cotton from india became shorthand for the decade's bohemian, back to nature dressing.