Loris Azzaro launched his label in 1967 and quickly defined his trademark looks by using ornate fabrics 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 the seventies and eighties he was experimenting with volume and proportions and new fabrics that at the time were all cutting edge. This is a stunning example of his work from the early 1970s and this one is even more special since it is both a book piece and the dress from the ad campaign that season. Especially luck finding this photo because on my dress form and in person the dress can look pretty straight up and down, but once on the body it transforms into the bombshell dress you see in the reference photo. It's spectacular

This is a killer dress. It is one that will come to life even more once it is on an actual body because as mentioned above, this is a dress that in person it is even better. The first thing you see is that the entire dress is covered in overlapping gold sequins that catch the light from every angle. This alone takes your beathe away when you see the dress in person. The bodice of the dress has this cut out and  sculpted feel to it that is fantastic. There is a wide collar that wraps around your neck and then curves down into the bodice. A low scoop out is open and bare under that and then the bodice is seamed to be fitted and shaped around you. It nips in at the waist and then the skirt under that curves over your hips and the falls to the floor in a sleek column to the floor. At the back it is slit up the center quite high so that you see a flash of leg as you walk away. The entire back is also left bare and open and it is as incredible from the back as it is from the front. The dress is wonderfully made. It is a stunning dress and you will definitely turn heads in it when you walk into the room. This might make an amazing wedding dress for the bride looking for a non-traditional choice or as an alternative dress in a more extended wedding celebration. And of course it could also be worn to any fabulous event. Great condition with a note below.

Unlined with narrow silk panels covering the inner seams and hand stitched into place. It closes with a zipper at the back and hook and eye at the neck. It looks like someone extended the back neck at some point and stitched in a small overlap at the front. There are areas on the bodice and near the back edge where some sequins have started to loose their gold colouring. And on looks like those areas are catching the light differently but they could easily be replaced if you if it bothered you please see the photos after the label shot. Hand finished throughout.

Neck: 16" around
Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 60" from lower seam at neck to hem
Back slit: 22.5" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4199

Reference Photo: Spring 1973 Loris Azzaro Ad in Jour de France Magazine, as seen in the book "Azzaro: Fifty Sparkling Years".

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.