I found this amazing silk Cheongsam dress among some left-over Halloween costumes several years ago, that had been left outside in the rain!!!!! To my dismay, the rain caused some slight color bleed, but its hard to say if , in the larger scheme of things, if the yellow bleed at the neckline, is really distracting. I have worn this twice, and no one seemed to notice any problem. If anything, all I ever got was a lot of OOhs and AAhhhs! I hate to part with this, as it is so comfortable to wear, but I'd rather see this put to good use at a wedding or other wonderful occasion. (Since I first wrote this description, a small tear has developed in the seat area. I mended it with stitch witch and a pale blue piece of silk. An hip length shawl will easily distract anyone from the area, if you are just wearing this out for a dinner date....and I have cut the price dramatically)

The thing that thrills me the most about this very comfortable and light silk dress is the exquisite tailoring of the art deco sleeves. They have a very small pad at each shoulder...about half the size of a normal pad. Could this even be from the 30's? The Royal Hawaiian Hotel is over 90 years old.
So here you have a Hawaiian dress that seems to depict Mt Fuji? I suppose it could be any mountain, but don't forget a lot of live in Hawaii, so that may be where the designer's thought process was, as an homage to her clientele.

The front has very small snap closures, as well at the black frog at the top of the neck. There is also a very thin metal zipper at the side. I always wore this with vintage black silk pajama bottoms, but any black leggings or silk black pants would also work. The dress also has 2 generous patch pockets in front!

measurements:

Bust: 42"
waist: 32"
hips: 44"
shoulder span: 18. 5"
Total length: 43"

This item is sold from a vintage boutique in Las Vegas, Nevada.