1979 Zandra Rhodes Water Circles Dress designer-andre-laug fabric covered snaps at the

fabric covered snaps at the wrist

The skirt has pleats that open all the way around the bottom

Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam

The dress is lined with silk and silk organza and that skirt is completely piece together by individual panels

Retains its original suede belt that is numbered on the back suggesting a custom or special order

1979 Zandra Rhodes Water Circles Dress designer-andre-laug fabric covered snaps at theIn 1979 Zandra traveled to China and as inspired by what she found there. One of the fist designs she created form that trip were what she dubbed the "Chinese Water Circle" and the "Chinese Balls" patterns. Both of which are hand painted on red silk chiffon on this amazing dress. In the book The Art of Zandra Rhodes, she says, "To me China had purity and strength The strongest influences upon my Chinese prints were first, the stone carvings of water