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Sage Green Geometric Print Wool Etamine Maxi Dress
1970s · 1970s · French
Production
ready-to-wear
Material
printed wool etamine
Culture
French
Movement
Hippie / Counterculture
Influences
ethnic textile traditions · 1970s bohemian style
A full-length dress featuring horizontal bands of geometric patterns in multiple colors. The garment has long sleeves and a high neckline with what appears to be a dark collar or trim. The print consists of repeating geometric motifs arranged in distinct horizontal zones - sage green sections with small repeating patterns, navy bands, and vibrant magenta and multicolored geometric designs near the hem. The silhouette is characteristic of early 1970s fashion with its flowing, loose fit through the body and floor-length hemline. The wool etamine fabric provides structure while allowing for graceful draping. The overall design reflects the period's embrace of bold patterns and ethnic-inspired motifs.
dresstentround neckfloor length
Connected To
Movement·Hippie / Counterculture
LINEAGEsame era · cross-culture · cross-category→ directed
Lineage: “1970s bohemian style”
These two pieces capture the 1970s maxi revolution from opposite poles—the black linen coat speaks in the spare, monastic language that Halston perfected, while the geometric wool dress shouts in the kaleidoscopic patois of hippie wanderlust.
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