1973 Loris Azzaro Couture Black Sequin & Silk Chiffon Insets Dress w Pointed Hem designer-maggy-rouff Fully lined in a high

Fully lined in a high quality pale pink silk

It gives it all a wanton and beguiling sexiness

The waist is seamed and the dress has its original matching tie belt that you can cinch the waist in further

A near version of this set can be found in the book 'Oscar De La Renta: The Retrospective' by Jennifer Park and Molly Sorkin

Now you would rarely see a set constructed like this as it uses so much extra material and time

1973 Loris Azzaro Couture Black Sequin & Silk Chiffon Insets Dress w Pointed Hem designer-maggy-rouff Fully lined in a highLoris Azzaro launched his label in 1967 and quickly defined his trademark looks by his avant garde way of defining the body. His work was shockingly sexy for the times. Some of the most beautiful women in the world wore his clothing including Marisa Berenson, Raquel Welch, Jane Birkin, Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot and Tina Turner. The label had a certain French flare that women world wide loved. By the seventies and eighties he was experimenting with