1990s Bright Hand Embroidered Western Shirt designer-michael-novarese The bodice is cut like

The bodice is cut like a proper fifties dress should be with rounded shoulder and gussets under each arm

The fabric has a good solid weight to it but once on is perfectly distributed

Each sleeve has two fabric covered buttons and proper finished buttonholes

This dress is both amazing and rare

Length: 31" from the top of the bodice to the hem

1990s Bright Hand Embroidered Western Shirt designer-michael-novarese The bodice is cut likeThe shop this came from is in Santa Fe and was owned by a woman named Nathalie who is a former French vogue editor who owns her self named boutique there with a mix of old and new. It is a play on the Western shorts of the 40s and like the originals is hand embroidered with Mother of Pearl style snap buttons running down the front and on each cuff. The embroidery covers the front sleeves and back quite extensively. It really has that Isabel Marant