1940s Chiapas Black Net Maxi-Skirt with Heavy Floral Embroidery gold_lame but vintage sizes can vary

but vintage sizes can vary hugely with today’s sizes so please check the measurements below closely

The calf-length dress is long sleeved with a low plunging wrap over bodice

Bold aubergine-purple plastic buttons are embossed with geometric shapes

This fastens with hook-and-eyes under the left arm

This piece has a collarless round neck and falls into a central button stand which curves at the hem and hosts 4 x yellow lucite buttons

1940s Chiapas Black Net Maxi-Skirt with Heavy Floral Embroidery gold_lame but vintage sizes can varyA 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