1970s Linen Mollie Parnis Maxi Dress.

Mollie Parnis is another great American designer I love to feature. According to her obituary in the NYT, "Dresses she designed were worn by First Ladies from Mamie Eisenhower to Betty Ford. Lady Bird Johnson became a a close friend and one year, one of Miss Parnis's designs was bought by four Kennedys in four separate cities." ""Over the years," she once said, "as many designers as we've had, the clothes always looked like Mollie Parnis." That meant versatile, comfortable dresses in good fabrics. They were fashionable but not trendy. She counseled women to avoid fads. "I've always had a theory," she told an interviewer, "that good designing doesn't mean dresses you have to throw away every year. Things shouldn't go out of date overnight."

This is a lovely bright white linen dress with navy piping around the HUGE collar and bustline and a navy flower a the bust

nylon zip up the back, and th ecollar holds it structure with a series of hook and eyes

Love the deep cut at the bust

POCKETS

this is fully lined

excellent condition with no issues

bust: 34

waist: 24

hips: 36

length: 55

This item is sold from a vintage seller in Chicago, Il.