Shangri La Cotton Woven

Stunning pink/brown/white mod-baroque print, deadstock from an LA designer. New fabric from vintage stock designed by Ascher Studios*, a historic British brand designed by Lidia and Zika Ascher. The base fabric is an impeccable cotton with fine, flat, vertical woven-in ribs, (called 'vertical pique' back in the day), silky-smooth hand and soft drape. Right for a dress, shirt, tunic, skirt, caftan, kimono, jumpsuit. One way design, 15" repeat.

*Ascher Studios was famed in the 1940s, 50s and 60s for their partnerships with artists and designers to develop fabrics and scarves. Collaborations were done with painter Feliks Topolski, photographer Cecil Beaton, and sculptor Henry Moore and in the 50s, designers such as Givenchy, Larouche, and Balenciaga, lead by Christian Dior, employed Ascher silk and cotton prints for their Haute Couture collection. Mary Quant also famously used Ascher fabric for her iconic cheesecloth dresses in the seventies.

cotton
54"