c.1977 Oscar de la Renta for Swirl One Shoulder Printed Bright Floral Cotton Dress w Ruffled Hem designer-frank-usher His earlier pieces especially seem

His earlier pieces especially seem to stand up to time

Under that the skirt flows to the floor in a sweep of silk jersey that has two tiers of it stacked on top of each other for added detail in the skirt

Sleeves: 18" and 14" around the upper arm

This version is a fabulous coral and orange and is actually made up of two separate pieces that are worn layered over each other

It is one of the most beautiful pieces I have seen from this label

c.1977 Oscar de la Renta for Swirl One Shoulder Printed Bright Floral Cotton Dress w Ruffled Hem designer-frank-usher His earlier pieces especially seemOscar de La Renta was bought onto the Swirl label in 1977 to do a line of robes, nightgowns and pretty little hostess type dresses like this one. The label had hired Bill Tice in 1975 as the designer but then in 1977 made a deal with first Geoffrey Beene and then de la Renta to do a line for them as well. Tice sued the company shortly after bringing in Oscar, citing that Swirl was favouring Oscar over him. He left the company saying his contract has