1950s Handmade Mexican Floral Embroidered White Cotton Dress designer-norman-hartnell The fitted pull on skirt

The  fitted pull on skirt is made of a stretch jersey that has a bold black with white dot print

They also make great beach wear as a cover up

O'Hara was based in California and was a favorite of starlets and wanna be starlets

Part of me thinks I am crazy to even think of giving this treasure up - the girl that gets this one is very lucky indeed

The beads - for lack of a better word - are insanely huge and because many of them are suspended on little tube beaded loops it moves and makes sounds as they click together - it is like wearing a full piece of jewellery on your upper body

1950s Handmade Mexican Floral Embroidered White Cotton Dress designer-norman-hartnell The fitted pull on skirtThese lovely little hand embroidered cotton Mexican dresses are works of art in my opinion and this one is an amazing example. These were made by hand by local artisans for the tourist market. This one is one of the prettiest I have ever seen and I think I will be sad to see it go once it sells. The base fabric is a soft white cotton that has the same feel as a treasured and cotton tea towel that has been washed and cared for and softened over the