F/W 2005 Christian Lacroix Extraordinary Leather Detailed Dress designer-hanae-mori Bust: no defined side seams

Bust: no defined side seams as the sleeves come out from the top of the waist band

Early Fendi examples are so hard to find and definitely fall into the "rare" category

5" from shoulder seam to bottom waist seam including the 4" band

This is a gorgeous piece from Victor Costa that I think may be one of my favorites I have ever had from him

I spoke to the person who handled the sale of this dress for the original owner and this was custom made for her to wear to a New Years eve party - around 1958 or '59

F/W 2005 Christian Lacroix Extraordinary Leather Detailed Dress designer-hanae-mori Bust: no defined side seamsChristian LaCroix was the master at creating the most fantastical gowns imaginable and I am immensely pleased to have this example of his work in the shop. It is just a masterpiece and truly a work of art. The body of the dress is strapless and fitted, cut and shaped to curved around the body. like a sculpted draping The sweetheart bodice is peaked higher on one side and the fabric is hand draped and shaped across the bust. The right side is a soft