Laura Ashley floral day dress 1980

Day dress
1980s
England
By ‘Laura Ashley’
This day dress is made from printed lightweight cotton lawn fabric.


Other information
Laura Ashley (7 September 1925 – 17 September 1985) was a Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman. She originally made furnishing materials in the 1950s, expanding the business into clothing design and manufacture in the 1960s. The Laura Ashley style is characterised by Romantic English designs — often with a 19th-century rural feel — and the use of natural fabrics.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ashley

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/454434.stm
http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/laura-ashley.html
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/03/08/textiles-101