Dramatic 1987 Loris Azzaro Black Strapless Dress w Low Full Skirt & Shoulder Flare designer-michaele-vollbracht The cut is stunning

The cut is stunning

This dress was shown in white on the runway but I feel like it might be an even stronger in this black version

The sleeves end just past the elbows and the back has that wonderful swoop of fabric typical of the period

matched by the squidgy luxury of crushable envelopes in crocodile

Model: Lindsay Ellingson

Dramatic 1987 Loris Azzaro Black Strapless Dress w Low Full Skirt & Shoulder Flare designer-michaele-vollbracht The cut is stunningLoris Azzaro launched his label in 1967 and his trademark look soon developed. He became know for his extravagant use of colour, beading, sequins and avant garde ways of defining the body. 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. It was a label that defined sexiness and had a certain French flare that women world wide loved. By