1950s Embroidered Mexican Castillo Skirt designer-oscar-de-la-renta Shoulders: 17"

Shoulders: 17"

Item# DD992

Made of a crepe fabric that has been dyed a bright

Approximate modern size equivalent: MED-LRG (8-12)

1950s Embroidered Mexican Castillo Skirt designer-oscar-de-la-renta Shoulders: 17"Designer and artist, Tachi Castillo lived in Taxco Mexico and made pieces like this fantastic embroidered skirt by hand for the tourist market. Examples of her work are in museums like the FIDM in Los Angeles. Castillo was creative and her work went outside the typical skirts you see form this time period that typically depict Mexican Folklore and village life. Skirts like this are the exception this one for example depicts wild jungle animals