Vintage brand “Suzette International Paris - Santa Fe” Retro 50’s style dress with ruffled sweetheart neckline and ruffled hem. Makes a beautiful vintage prom or special occasion dress.
Pictured with a petticoat underneath for fullness, petticoat sold separately.
Size- No size indicated but Fits like a size 6 or vintage 7/8
Center back zipper.
100% cotton sateen
Made in USA- looks to be One of a Kind
In good condition. Has a few marks that look like they can be washed out. (Pictured) Sold “as-is”, all vintage items are a final sale.
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About this designer, excerpt from an article in the Los Angeles Times in 1986:
Just off the Plaza, at La Fonda Hotel (itself a Santa Fe tradition), you’ll find Suzette International, containing the fashion collection of Suzette. Born in France, but over the past years a resident of Santa Fe, she has developed a Western look all her own. Suede and leather ensembles are abundant, but the shop also features special silk and satin blouses (around $200), hand-painted with geometric patterns derived from Navajo designs, and matching skirts or slacks. Flowering cacti are hand-painted on cotton dresses and pantsuits. There are also men’s and women’s mink sweaters and suede wraps dripping with mink, fox and raccoon tails, to protect wearers from the nighttime desert chill, and hand-painted aprons.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-20-tr-864-story.html