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The guys in the office say that an American babe in a salwar kameez or sari is hot but the girls all agree - a California girl in a traditional sari is about as stylish, and uhhhh, convincing, as seeing Oprah Winfrey dressed as a geisha. It only works for Japanese girls, ya know? But a modified sari is one of the most fantastic things on the planet. It was really popular in the 40s to fashion Western dresses of kanchi silk and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that all things 40s became all things 70s (and all things 70s are all things now), so the style came back for a grand reincarnation. Oscar de la Renta takes all the work out of wrapping, tucking and twisting a sari by fastening all the gathers and pleats and letting you just slide in and zip it on the side. Beautiful ocean blue silk chiffon is triple layered with a final underlayer of silk crepe de Chine. Giant metallic mums are embroidered across the chiffon in shades of pink, sage, gold and green. Cut asymmetrically, so it only covers one shoulder, the trailing end can be left dangling or flung across the neck and gently draped like a cowl. A stunning, delicate dress in every way - mysterious and evocative of places and scents that conjure old stories of Hindu battles and the Kama Sutra. Bust measures 36", waist 26", hips 38" and length 57". Excellent condition. sold |
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