Gorgeous Vintage Diane Freis Dress

Features: long sleeves, midi length, tie at neck, fun print.

Are you interested in print mixing, but find the whole thing a bit laborious? Look no further than this awesome one-and-done mixed print dress :)

Condition: Excellent
Material: Poly georgette (very floaty / lightweight, you may want to wear a slip)
No closures: slips over head

Measurements taken across the front with dress lying flat.
Bust: 20.5"
Waist: 19"
Hip: 27.5"
Length: 43.5"

If you're unsure about fit, I recommend comparing the above measurements to a dress from your closet. For reference, model is size 12.

Designer info:
A Los Angeles native, Diane’s eye for colour and design was enhanced by her fine arts education at the University of California.
To make money as a student, she created and sold elaborately beaded jackets to Hollywood boutiques where they become popular with celebrities such as John Lennon and Diana Ross.

The prints Diane used were usually exotic and eye-catching including florals, dramatic geometrics, stripes, and plaids with embroidery and beading.

While Diane preferred to design for a market niche rather than following international fashion trends, her look captured the Boho chic style of the late 1970s and 1980’s.

This is why Diane’s designs became particularly popular amongst the jet set crowd - not only did they take you from day to night, the dresses in flowing polyester georgette were easy to pack and didn’t wrinkle.
Each design was produced in limited editions: with no more than 10 of any one design distributed around the world.

The demand for her dresses became an international fashion phenomena of the 80’s and the label was widely stocked in high-end specialty stores such as Harrods in the UK, Neiman Marcus in the US and David Jones in Australia.
-brand info by Bree Cleal

This item is sold from a vintage boutique in Portland, Or.