Late 1960s Anne Fogarty Soft Lavender Purple & White Floral Off Shoulder Empire Waist Dress designer-maurice The combination of those colors

The combination of those colors and materials gives it lots of visual impact

It is cut to be more fitted through the bodice and then skims over the hips and widens out as it nears the floor

The waist has a pretty illusion cut out detailing made of embroidered applique and highlighted with rhinestones

A full three piece

A ruffle circles the neckline

Late 1960s Anne Fogarty Soft Lavender Purple & White Floral Off Shoulder Empire Waist Dress designer-maurice The combination of those colorsAnne Fogarty designed pieces for young women at affordable pricing. Her work always has a touch of femininity to it. She started her career as a fit model for Harvey Berin while in her twenties and it was while there that she decided to try her hand at design. She designed dresses for Youth Guild up to 1950 before joining Margot Dresses and then by the 1950s, she designed for Saks Fifth Avenue. In 1962 she launched her label under her own name, Anne