Original Edwardian Dress Dyed Purple in the 1970s 1910s defining the waist and gently

defining the waist and gently flaring at the hem

but the black suede is inky and rich

Measured flat

Buckle closure functional and intact

Practical patch pockets sit at the front

Original Edwardian Dress Dyed Purple in the 1970s 1910s defining the waist and gentlyA beautiful and unusual Edwardian cotton dress dating to the early 20th century, later hand dyed purple in the 1970s by a woman in Germany who was deeply immersed in the hippie movement and had a particular love for the colour purple. This dress is a wonderful example of how fashion is cyclical, and how historical garments were re imagined, worn and loved again decades later by the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s. During the hippie era, vintage