Vintage 1970s Mollie Parnis Boutique New York Screaming Yellow Eyelet Maxi Dress, size Medium. Dry clean only. The dress features self-covered buttons at the front and wide button cuffs. It is adorned with white lace trim and is complemented by an elegant white faux patent leather belt. The dress is characterized by a sizeable lace-trimmed collar, which quintessentially represents the fashion of the 1970s. This item is in excellent, clean condition.
Measurements when laid flat -( Marked 16 but the old size is smaller)
Pit to pit - 21"
Shoulder -16"
Sleeve -24.5"
Length -55"
Waist -14"
Hip -23"
Belt - 34"
A little about Mollie Parnis, Designer:
From this point on, Mollie Parnis’s designs were characterized by quality, fit, and the essential use of refined fabrics. Her unique styling sense gave women over the age of thirty the opportunity to dress with elegance and beauty without compromising the integrity of the form and function of the dress or the individual body. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, and even until the early 1980s, Parnis’s creations graced the style and advertising pages of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, and Life, among other magazines. Her designs were photographed by fashion giants such as Horst P. Horst, Toni Frissell, and Louise Dahl-Wolfe. By 1966, a Parnis dress had made the cover of Harper’s Bazaar with the caption, “50 great American dresses for the year of the dress.” Parnis had arrived.