c.1977 Oscar de la Renta for Swirl One Shoulder Printed Bright Floral Cotton Dress w Ruffled Hem designer-rochas Reference Photo: 1973 Diane Von

Reference Photo: 1973 Diane Von Furstenberg Dress from The Museum at FIT

Waist: 11-12" when measured flat across the back from side seam to side seam

There is some minor scuffing along the hem and two faint dots on the from skirt near the hip

There is the teeniest bit of fraying on one button and I see some marks near the hem of the V side of the dress

This is what gives the dress movement when you move while still keeping it light as air

c.1977 Oscar de la Renta for Swirl One Shoulder Printed Bright Floral Cotton Dress w Ruffled Hem designer-rochas Reference Photo: 1973 Diane VonOscar de La Renta was bought onto the Swirl label in 1977 to do a line of robes, nightgowns and pretty little hostess type dresses like this one. The label had hired Bill Tice in 1975 as the designer but then in 1977 made a deal with first Geoffrey Beene and then de la Renta to do a line for them as well. Tice sued the company shortly after bringing in Oscar, citing that Swirl was favouring Oscar over him. He left the company saying his contract has