Jean Varon dress in synonymous 1970s styling.

John Bates created beautiful dresses throughout the 1960s and 1970s under the name of Jean Varon, in 1965 one of his dresses with a mesh midriff was chosen as The Dress of The Year and donated to The Fashion Museum in Bath which in 2006 held a major retrospective of his work.

One of Bates' most influential champions was Marit Allen, the Editor of British Vogue, who considered Bates the true inventor of the miniskirt.

In 1965 Bates designed memorable outfits for Diana Ring to wear for her role as Emma Peel in The Avengers

This dress is a beautiful froth of delicate crepe, the fabric printed in a delicate graphic design in shades of pale brown, green and blue. it has an elasticated bodice which gives a very slimming fit, with a high neck detail and sleeveless design, the back features a very subtle opening from the collar almost to the waist. The dress has a train effect to the hem and the back measures 35 cm longer than the front when on.

Marked as size 10, but will fit todays UK size 6-8 

Dimensions :

Length Front 146 cm

Length Back  174 cm

Chest               38 cm

Waist               28 cm

Condition :

Good condition.