1980s Ady Couture Lausanne Red Belted Box Jacket & Long Black Skirt Suit Set designer-pierre-cardin This is one of the

This is one of the holy grails of vintage Missoni - a metallic lurex floral caftan dress

It's a long midi length and depending on how tall you are it should fall to ankle length or just above

The dress is fully lined with black silky rayon through the skirt and self lined through the bodice with that same silk satin

Heavier bands of beads circle each cuff

It is shockingly light - I know it looks like it should not be with the gold - at first glance it appears to be a brocade

1980s Ady Couture Lausanne Red Belted Box Jacket & Long Black Skirt Suit Set designer-pierre-cardin This is one of theThis is one the last of this batch of amazing pieces from my client whose aunt had most of her clothes made. This one, like several others already in the shop, was made by Ady Couture and the story behind this label is fascinating. This dress was made by hand in the atelier of Ady Couture who was based in Lausanne Switzerland. Ady herself was a couture trained seamstress and headed a team who had full permission of the Haute Couture houses she worked