Indian hippie dress 1970s

Traditional Indian hippie dress
1970
India
Maker unknown
This hippie/peasant/Boho style dress is made from dyed lightweight cotton lawn with cotton and rayon embroidery in a traditional Indian paisley style motif


Other information
http://monicaniftian.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/symbolic-motifs.html

http://thedreamstress.com/2010/06/calico-muslin-gauze-a-history-of-fabric-terminology-part-i/

History of Indian cotton
http://newint.org/features/2007/04/01/history/

http://www.organiccotton.org/oc/Cotton-general/World-market/History-of-cotton.php

http://handeyemagazine.com/content/india-and-history-cotton