Dress"From Ethiopia With Love"

Non-formal evening dress - finely woven blue/purple polycrepe, with empire line front and princess shaping below, princess line in back, beaded motifs (same shapes found in pattern at scarf ends) on centre front bodice, at hem edge of each seam and centre edge of short sleeves, small triangle detail below bust.
hem detail      dress bodice detail

Initial design idea...Received a woven scarf from a friend in Ethiopia. fascinating colours...sort of electric blue with coral, giving a blue/purple look.
 

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