1950s White Mexican Wedding Dress designer-janice-wainwright To work on this fine

To work on this fine a fabric with that technique is almost impossible

Both the neck and sleeves are edged in a fine black lace that is scalloped along its edge

The caftan is open on either side until it hots 15" down from the shoulder

The front is amazingly pretty - the entire top of the bodice has a stunning cotton cut out lace applique that has been done in huge stylized circles

deep pleating worked in the skirting and bodice and hand placed work through the hem so it has the slightest drawing in to suggest a tulip silhouette

1950s White Mexican Wedding Dress designer-janice-wainwright To work on this fineMexican wedding dresses are works of art in my opinion and this is a beauty and a rare find in pristine white! Every inch of the base fabric has been stitched into even perfect little pin tuck pleats and they each line up perfectly with each other at every seam! Can you imagine the care to do that? Separating each row of that are bands of white lace through which you get the faintest glimpse of skin. The front is cut into a low V and the wide bell