RARE VINTAGE LAURA ASHLEY COUTOUR COLLECTION NWOT

WHEN LAURA ASHLEY WAS ALIVE, SHE DESIGNED A SMALL LINE OF ONE OF A KIND DRESSES. THEY WERE TRUE TO THE ENGLISH STYLE OF THE NEO-EDWARDIAN TIMES, AND SHE ALWAYS USED THE BEST FABRICS. THIS MID-CALF DRESS COMES WITH A LONG MESH SASH THAT CAN BE USED AS A BELT OR A HEADBAND.IN MY 20S, I WORKED FOR HER. ENTERING THE LOVELY TOWNHOUSE SHOP ON MADISON AVENUE, ALWAYS FILLED WITH FRESH FLORAL BOUQUETS, A WAFTING OF HER NO 1 PERFUME, AND THE SOFT FEMININITY OF THE ROWS OF FRESHLY STEAMED DRESSES. IT SEEMED LIKE BEING IN ANOTHER TIME.NOW, MOST OF THE BEAUTIFUL LIGHT COTTONS AND SILKS ARE OUT OF STYLE. BUT I KEPT THIS ONE, THINKING SOMEDAY I WOULD HAVE THE OCCASION TO WEAR IT. IT REMAINS UNWORN, BUT WOULD BE FUN FOR A THEME GALA OR PARTY. OR PERHAPS A VINTAGE DRESS CURATOR MIGHT LIKE TO ADD IT TO THEIR COLLECTION. NWOT {BETWEEN SIZES 6-8}