VINTAGE MARY McFADDEN
NAVY WITH PINK ROSES
CAFTAN / NIGHTGOWN
The following information is from the Vintage Fashion Guild Label Resource site & my thanks to them
Mary McFadden is known for her exotic designs, which were influenced by her travels in Africa and Asia. Her design career began in 1973 when she began selling handpainted silk dresses at Bendel’s. In 1975, she patented a new pleating technique, which produced a fabric that looked like that of Fortuny, but was made from polyester and in which the pleating was permanent. This fabric became her trademark, along with exotic embroideries and beading.
She established a ready-to-wear line in 1976, but much of the work was done by hand and was quite fine. By the 1980s she had quite a few licensed lines, and in the early 1990s, she did a line for TV retailer, QVC. McFadden unexpected went out of business in 2003.
I LOVE THE COLORS IN THIS VINTAGE MARY McFADDEN NAVY WITH PINK ROSES CAFTAN / NIGHTGOWN – THE FABRIC IS A LIGHT JACQUARD SILKY FABRIC PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING OR LOUNGING AROUND AT HOME – HUGE ROSES IN PINK, ROSE & WHITE WITH GREEN ON A DARK NAVY BACKGROUND FOR A VERY SOPHISTICATED LOOK – THE MFG TAG LOOKS LIKE THE 1980s TAG SHOWN ON THE VINTAGE FASHION GUILD LABEL RESOURCE SITE - WIDE SLEEVES WITH TRAPUNTO STITCHING – SHOULDER PADS WHICH COULD BE REMOVED – ONE SIZE SO IT WILL FIT NEARLY EVERYONE & ON A SMALLER PERSON, THERE WILL JUST BE MORE FABRIC TO FALL IN FOLDS WHICH IS WONDERFUL - A SLIT IN ONE SIDE FOR EASE IN WALKING – PERFECT FOR WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK SOPHISTICATED & GLAMOROUS
By: Mary McFadden
Size: It is hard to read the tag but I think it is a one size fits many so go by the measurements
Bust: to 60 unstretched
Length: 55
Fabric: No tag but it is a silky jacquard probably a poly for easy care
Care: No tag but I am sure it is washable – I would hand wash drip dry
Condition: Very good
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Vintage nightgowns & peignoirs may be delicate so I do not wash them in the machine. I wash them in lukewarm water with Woolite or some other mild soap, rinse & hang dripping wet in the shower.
Since these are vintage items, a bit of extra care needs to be taken with them so they remain beautiful & I DEFINITELY would never put a vintage nightgown or a peignoir in the dryer as it would ruin it.
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