1940s Chiapas Black Net Maxi-Skirt with Heavy Floral Embroidery 80s_jacket The dress falls to the

The dress falls to the floor with cascading plumes of silk

not visible at all when worn

The original blue-and-white label reads ‘Emilio Pucci Florence Italy’ and ‘100% Helanca’ - an Italian stretch fabric with a nylon base

created from an abundant array of pleats

Panels were only embroidered to where the jacket reached the skirt and Han working women often wore trousers without skirts

1940s Chiapas Black Net Maxi-Skirt with Heavy Floral Embroidery 80s_jacket The dress falls to theA 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