Rare Spring 1983 Zandra Rhodes 'Mount Olympus' Hand Painted Suede Collar & Cuffs Dress designer-paco-rabanne The skirt under the waist

The skirt under the waist flares out quite dramatically and when you cinch the waist in with a belt this sweeping flare is even more exaggerated

handset painted metal zipper and there is second zipper that closes the inner skirt lining

I love the contrast this all creates and the great shape once on

In 1972 Zandra Rhodes was visiting New York on a regular basis and was good friends with a couple named Donna and Jo Lomardo

When I first saw this I thought it was a Yves Saint Laurent - it has that look and feel and the fabric is on par

Rare Spring 1983 Zandra Rhodes 'Mount Olympus' Hand Painted Suede Collar & Cuffs Dress designer-paco-rabanne The skirt under the waistZandra Rhodes is one of my favourite designers and I love the pieces that she did in the 1980s. This dress is from her Spring 1983 'Mount Olympus' collection that was based on Greek design. Versions of the collection appear in both of the books on Zandra Rhodes that are referenced below and a version is held in the digital study collection of her work. We have also included a reference photo of the original sketch for this collection and you can see