1940s Chiapas Black Net Maxi-Skirt with Heavy Floral Embroidery gold_lame The front is deceptively simple

The front is deceptively simple in design with a shallow scoop neckline

HIP - 40 (102 cm)

this mid-calf dress is tailored from lambswool cloth to a typically architectural

Bold aubergine-purple plastic buttons are embossed with geometric shapes

sheer black neck

1940s Chiapas Black Net Maxi-Skirt with Heavy Floral Embroidery gold_lame The front is deceptively simpleA very fine and original Mexican Chiapas skirt hand embroidered in the 1940s. Part of the typical dancing costume of the Chiapas region in southern Mexico during this era, this weighty piece would have been paired with a coordinating blouse. Tailored from inky black net, it has a tiered construction and features exquisite hand embroidery all over in rainbow hues. The embroidery is detailed with vivacious flowers in rose pink, cobalt blue, tangerine