Its been a reader favorite for years and I am happy to finally give it its own post here on the blog
Materials and Measurements Black floral chiffon (93% Polyester, 7% Lurex)
Dare to be different in the Saloni Dress
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This freshness of effect is partly due to a naturalism in details that never descends to prosaic realism, and the curious variety observable in the forms and methods of arrangement of the dresses, with their girdles and bands, is a case in point
The press wasnt entirely on board either Rubye Graham, a Philadelphia Inquirer fashion editor, criticized the idea, calling them wastebasket dresses. She said, Despite all of the promises and savings these garments hold in store for us, I hope their availability is far in the future unless, of course, paper looks as beautiful as cloth. Still, paper dresses are remembered as a symbol of the optimistic, futuristic thinking of the sixties