One of the most beautiful of aloha dress styles:

1960’s Royal Tropical COTTON barkcloth dress with a cinched high waist interior tie, and great waterfall back now.

There’s good weight to it, and the print is so detailed and beautiful, reminds me of old botanical illustrations.

Tagged vintage size 12;
Fits approx SmallMedium.

Measurements:
36” chest bust darts
17” around arm holes
34” waist
4244” hip
55” long with 2” hem allowance

Interior stillspringy bralike elastic clasp nips the high waist from the back action:
A high volume iconic (“waterfall”) Watteau train, cascading below an alluring low scooped back.

This dress has some weight to it, from the generous amount of cotton barkcloth that creates the dramatic waterfall back structure,

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This item is sold from an excellent, highly rated vintage boutique in Southern California.