1970 Oscar de la Renta Documented Red Print Beach Coat Dress Message As seen on Rihanna The print is bold and

The print is bold and has Tati in bright blue across its front

It is hand dyed cotton plush in a brilliant blue - I cannot even imagine the process to get fabric this color in that time

But if you actually think back to the time period it all makes sense because this is a fabric that

The pendant measures 3" x 3" and is suspended by a loop and ball from from the chain that measures 16" from end to end

The front is cut into a high square neckline and I love the wide bell sleeves that end just above each elbow

1970 Oscar de la Renta Documented Red Print Beach Coat Dress Message As seen on Rihanna The print is bold andThis has always been a bit of a holy grail for me to find. I have always loved the photo of Jean Shrimpton in this piece and it was not until I actually found it and saw the swimwear part of the Oscar de la Renta label that I did some additional digging into the actual issue of Vogue that it originally appeared in. In the caption there it is described as being a "long beach coat of flame and white print with a deep ruffled hem". I am so incredibly