Bali Hai Sarong Dress- The Royal Orchid Collection -Pink Shell
Inspired by the lush florals and lagoons of exotic islands, the organic beauty of tapa print, and the allure of traveling the South Seas Islands comes the Bali Hai Collection from Lorelei’s Vintage, featuring the art of Hula Hideaway. This collaboration named Royal Orchid celebrates the vintage sophistication of the Golden Age of Hawaiian Fashion. Pink Shell is a stunning Tapa design in deep ocean blues with white orchids accented with shell pink and a soft hibiscus red.It is screen printed for us in Bali on a beautiful woven textured cotton I handpicked myself. The screen printing is done the same way it was done in the 1950's with individual screens done for each color and layer which adds a texture, depth and richness that is just not found on digital prints.
Inspired by the iconic Hawaiian sundresses of the 1950's such as the Creme de la Creme Alfred Shaheen the Bali Hai Sarong Dress has smocked elastic paneling wrapping around the waist that gently hugs your curves creating an hourglass silhouette while being ever so comfortable. The detachable straps can be worn traditional (Bra-friendly), criss-cross, halter or strapless. Features a period correct sturdy metal zipper and natural coconut buttons. The bodice has a sturdy multi-piece bra style bust with interfacing and boning offering great bust support enough so it’s very comfortable worn without a brassiere. The Sarong style skirt has been meticulously draped to provide that wiggle look slim pencil fit however with the layover style it still provides lots of movement and coverage.
Multiplesamples and fittings on several different women and body types went into the careful crafting and fitting of this dress to ensure the absolute best fit possible! It is made in Bali by a woman owned factory by skilled seamstresses. The whole design process is focused on creating a quality garment that will last a lifetime. Every consideration was taken to make this as close to vintage as possible. Design decisions were made for quality and authenticity over cost while trying to keep it as reasonable as possible. Meticulously designed to be ever so flattering while as comfortable as a dream!
Also available is a matching cropped bolero and Men’s Aloha Shirt
