#6933 $800
Pucci cotton skirt & blouse set, 1970s
The market for vintage Pucci designs has remained strong although the company now produces modern versions. Savvy collectors appreciate the higher quality of the original designs with their joyful, explosive colors and patterns. Associated with 1960s pop culture, Pucci's fashions were precursors of the active sportswear of the 1970s. His work remains synonymous with style and status.
The versatile set can be worn as a dress or as separates. You can tuck the blouse inside the skirt or wear it loose as in the pictures. The skirt can be worn with a slinky shell, while the blouse can be paired with jeans.
Made from lightweight cotton batiste, the blouse has elasticized cuffs and closes in front with self-covered buttons. The matching, flared skirt is of slightly heavier cotton broadcloth. It is smooth over the hips and closes on the side with a hand-stitched metal zipper. Both pieces are signed Emilio throughout.
Pucci was a natural stylist, who began designing by chance. A onetime member of the Italian Olympic ski team, he was spotted on the ski slopes at St. Moritz in 1947 by a fashion photographer, who took photos of his self-designed outfit.
The photographer's boss at Harper's Bazaar, Diana Vreeland, saw the shots and then asked Pucci to design ski clothes to sell in the United States. The look of ski clothes changed forever, and a new fashion empire was born.
The condition is excellent. It is clean and ready to wear.
The size is marked 10.
The blouse measures: 36" bust, 32" waist, 36" hem circumference, and 21" from
shoulder to hem.
The skirt measures: 26 1/2" waist (can be let out), 42" hip, and 40" length.
