y2k italian sunset print drop-waist midi dress

a blue les copains sundress in airy italian cotton and silk, made in italy with a painterly sunset print, washes of orange, rust, olive, and slate broken by bands of multicolor stripe. les copains is the bologna knitwear house founded in 1963, and its blue les copains diffusion line carried that italian craft into younger, print-driven pieces like this one. the dress has a scoop neck and a fitted, sleeveless bodice that drops to a striped low waist, then falls into a gathered, ruffle-hemmed skirt for swing and movement. a placed bouquet of cream lilies is printed up one shoulder against the darker ground, and the whole thing is lined in smooth cupro, finished with an exposed back zip.

please note: a few small spots to the cream interior lining and tiny snags throughout (not noticeable when worn); the sheer cotton gauze is delicate.

details

• era: y2k | 2000s
• designer: blue les copains
• origin: italy
• design: sleeveless scoop-neck drop-waist midi dress in sheer cotton gauze with silk paneling and a cupro lining. painterly sunset/landscape print in orange, rust, olive, grey, and cream, with multicolor stripe bands at the dropped waist and ruffled hem. placed floral motif (cream lilies) printed at the left shoulder. exposed back zip. materials and percentages - shell 100% cotton with 100% silk paneling, lining 100% cupro (per content tag).
• condition: very good: completely wearable; a few small spots to the cream interior lining and a few tiny snags throughout, none noticeable when worn, the delicate cotton gauze intact. still carries its brand hangtag.
• size & fit: tagged italian size 46 (iv). best modern fit estimate is women's medium to large, approximately us 8 to 12; fitted through the bodice to a dropped waist, then full through the gathered skirt. point buyers to the flat measurements.
• flat measurements: bust 19.5 in flat, waist 17 in flat at the dropped seam, length 44 in. the gathered skirt is fuller than the waist measurement.