the craziest Polynesian dress I've ever seen

[debutanteclothing]

the craziest Polynesian dress I\'ve ever seen

This little dress is by "Alice" a maker of crazy print Polynesian dresses. I love the Polynesian version of unicorns and Camelot. LOL.

 

[debutanteclothing]

check out the bunnies and I have no idea what the bottom animal is

 

[ivycompany]

AAAACK! So Awesome!!!!
Is the label Alice of California? They made some very nice dresses back in the day.

 

[joules]

Want!

 

[APrizeEveryTime]

I love Alice prints! Here we've got the unicorn tapestries and medieval winemaking as seen through a 70s lens. SO cool.

 

[coffeegrl]

Oh I gasped!! That is FAN-TAS-TIC!!!! Oh that bottom animal looks like something I've seen before, I can't remeber it's name though...let me think, I'v seen it on wild wilderness or something like that lol I will try to google and find it!

 

[APrizeEveryTime]

BTW, the top part, of the unicorn reclining in the little corral, represents the seventh and final tapestry, "The Unicorn in Captivity."

 

[coffeegrl]

I can't find it, or anything that looks like it...sorry.

 

[debutanteclothing]

I wanted to wash it and checked for color transfer. YUP. Would bleed like an artery if I washed it.

 

[debutanteclothing]

And because I am not an art history major:
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_a...ptivity/objectview.aspx?collID=7&OID=70007568

 

[APrizeEveryTime]

Thanks for posting that link, Sandra. I *did* go to art school, but I hadn't known all that symbolism. Really interesting. Anyone seen the real deal? They're hanging in New York at the Cloisters.

I think that dress will bring a pretty little penny, Sandra, because you've got two markets here, the 70s/psychedelic palette/Polynesian crowd and then you've got the medieval/unicorn/fantasy crowd. And I guess you've got some of the art history folks, too.

Sweet!

 

[debutanteclothing]

i hope so MC! So Ebay? Or shop?

 

[Patentleathershoes]

On the bottom, standing on the barrel...it looks like a little weenie dog....

(i know...I think everything long bodied and short legged is a dachshund...)

 

[debutanteclothing]

it kind of looks like a hiyena to me. is it supposed to be a dog? who knows. Isn't this thing bizarre?

 

[Midge]

Far out - that dress is so cool!
And a nice reference to the unicorn tapestry. I haven't seen those in New York, but the unicorn tapestries in Paris at the Musee du Moyen Age. The unicorn was used a lot in series of tapestries like this, and there's loads of symbolism...

Karin

 

[catwalkcreative]

Originally posted by debutanteclothing
i hope so MC! So Ebay? Or shop?

Way too lovely for eBay! :icon_dante:

 

[cmpollack]

wow, what an amazing print! I've seen the Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters a few times, but my,, how they've changed! ;)

Are you wondering about the critter way down near the bottom of the dress? If so, could you maybe post a closeup? I can't really see it very well in the full length shot...

And a third category (other than the Polynesian and fantasy crowds) would be the art history crowd! It really is a very neat (ahem) interpretation of an iconic image.

 

[vivavintageclothing]

That dress is A-MA-ZING!

Does the critter at the bottom of the dress have spots? Maybe it's supposed to be a leopard? (Animals in medieval art do tend to look kind of odd . . . probably since many of the artists had never seen an actual, live version of the animal in question . . . ) Just a theory!

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

That's a beauty! Talk about art meets psychedelia! I can see Grace Slick in this one!

 

[debutanteclothing]

I have no idea what to price this if I put it in my store. :clueless: