To be or not to be a 70's Hawaiian Maxi??

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To be or not to be a 70\'s Hawaiian Maxi??

1. Have I actually found a real maxi???

2. What is this gathering, train thingy on the back??

3. And the bust, how would you describe the bust style wrapping??

4. I'm thinking 70's. Your thoughts??

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Thanks in advance! Vicki
 
Agree with 70s and with maxi. The folded thing in the back is a watteau panel - I've seen them on a lot of 70s Hawaiians.

The bust treatment? Sometimes it's easy for me to overthink and get bogged down. Then I end up with something simple like "twisted wrapfront bodice", which is pretty close to the way you already described it.
 
Aloha,

Even though I live in Hawaii and lived here during the '70's, I'm really not an expert on Aloha Attire. However, I just finished reading a book on Aloha Attire and your dress, while maxi in length is not really a "Hawaiian maxi dress." It's a Holomu'u - which might have been worn by some to work on Aloha Friday's and would have been worn to evening events back in the '70's.

A holomu'u is a more fitted garment than a mu'umu'u but has some characteristics of the more formal Holoku which always has a train.

Linn
 
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