1940s Chiapas Black Net Maxi-Skirt with Heavy Floral Embroidery bell_sleeve_dress Antique clothing such as this

Antique clothing such as this can easily be worn as contemporary daywear with jeans and we have gently laundered so she is very fresh and ready to wear

The bust is stiff and holds its dramatic shape due to the internal boning

The shirt is unlined

An inverted

falling down the length of the skirt

1940s Chiapas Black Net Maxi-Skirt with Heavy Floral Embroidery bell_sleeve_dress Antique clothing such as thisA 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