Bohemian 1970s Victor Costa Mexican Wedding Dress Feel Ivory Cotton & Lace Dress designer-sarmi The exterior of the dress

The exterior of the dress is fashioned out of black ribbon and crocheted rosettes

I love the seaming detail and those fabulous little front pockets

layered skirts

Its a classic black and white boucle and I love how the weave has been worked so that the white bits form little "Xs"

The pale gold silk charmeuse that he has chosen as the fabric drapes like a dream and it is heaven on

Bohemian 1970s Victor Costa Mexican Wedding Dress Feel Ivory Cotton & Lace Dress designer-sarmi The exterior of the dressVictor Costa launched his label in 1974 and was known for producing versions of what was seen on the Paris runways and elsewhere. This dress for example is clearly a direct inspiration of a classic Mexican wedding dress. Costa chose good fabrics for his designs and even though his work was often very close interpretations of other designs he did add his own unique twist when it came to colours, cut and fabrics. Where a Mexican pin tuck and lace dress