Fall 1982 Arnold Scaasi Couture Runway Black Silk Strapless Dress w Pink Ruffle designer-jacques-heim I will send it to

I will send it to firmly date it to its new owner once I re-find it one day

This is from the special and limited collection from the 2005 produced specifically for the 2005 Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles: Retrospective of Zandra Rhodes work that was shown at the Fashion and Textile Museum

Dropped shoulder seam is: 24

The neckline is cut straight across and is set wide so you get a glimpse of skin across the top of the shoulder

Fall 1982 Arnold Scaasi Couture Runway Black Silk Strapless Dress w Pink Ruffle designer-jacques-heim I will send it toArnold Scaasi was born Arnold Isaacs in Montreal and the name Scassi is simply his own surname in reverse. He studied in Montreal and in Paris, apprenticed at the house of Paquin and then worked with the legendary Charles James. In 1964 he opened own couture salon. He dressed Hollywood stars like Lauren Bacall, Diahann Carroll and Elizabeth Taylor. He dressed several first ladies including Mamie Eisenhower, Hillary Clinton and both the Bush first