1960s Malcolm Starr Bright Cherry Pink Floral Batik Print Dress w Hand Beaded Belt designer-teal-traina The woman behind the Maggy

The woman behind the Maggy Rouff label was Maggy Besançon de Wagner and she started her own label in 1928 after a working at the Haute Couture house of Drecoll

Seam under the bust: 13

We have dated it to the 1996 collection and have found the video from the 1996-1997 fall runway

At the hip or what would be the bust: 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam

vintage playsuit from Oleg Cassini for the Peter Pan swimwear company

1960s Malcolm Starr Bright Cherry Pink Floral Batik Print Dress w Hand Beaded Belt designer-teal-traina The woman behind the MaggyThis beautiful and happy feeling dress is one of my favorites from the pieces of Malcolm Starr that I have had in the shop. It was designed by Elinor Simmons, who was a young designer that Malcolm brought in to the company to design a higher end line for him in 1965. She eventually left in 1972 which giving us a window within to date the dress. Everything about this dress suggest the late 1960s or early 1970s. The print on this dress is a wonderful