ARCHIVE - 1970s Azzaro Boho Silk Floral Dress
Original 1970s Loris Azarro wrap around boho look floral dress. A sublime example of this exalted designers work with lots of complex construction and design details. The 100% silk dress is made up of three contrasting patterns. The first encompasses the sleeves and the bodice which is a simple repeating nano floral print. The second pattern is also a repeat floral print but the flowers are a larger size and this fabric is on the top skirt element of the dress. The final print is a stripe and polka dot contrasting fabric in repeating rows. This is used to trim the ruffle v-neck collar, the wrap around waistband and the underskirt. The dress has a front fastening zip to allow access to the skirts which finishes at the waist. This is neatly hidden by the crossover fabric that makes up the dress torso. There are in fact two skirts as a pencil look skirt is overlaid with a second skirt that has wide side slits to show the underskirt element. On moving, both parts of the skirt become visible. The sleeves are archetypal of the era and have elasticated cuffs. Loris Azzaro daywear is a rare thing and this dress is in extraordinary vintage condition with no faults of any note. He is noted for his fabulous evening wear and dressed many Hollywood stars including Sophia Loren, Raquel Welsh and more latterly, Nicole Kidman. The dress is very petite and would fit UK size 6, US 0-2 best.
MEASUREMENTS:
BUST - 37 in. (94 cm)
WAIST - 24.8 in. (62 cm)
LENGTH - 42.2 in. (107 cm)
SLEEVE LENGTH - 24.12" (63 cm)
ACROSS BACK - 13.15" (35.5 cm)
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