1972 Loris Azzaro Couture Sequin Gown designer-loris-azzaro The bodice is fitted and

The bodice is fitted and the front hand folded & stitched into place to create the perfect flat pleat detailing

It's a great piece and in excellent condition with a couple of small things noted below

There is one repaired pinhole on the back hip near the snap side opening

but discreet keyhole that sits between the piping that rings the neckline and the waist detailing

The cut of the sleeves is very unusual - each is open underneath and then cuffs at each wrist- so you get the effect of a full balloon sleeve combined with almost a capelet feel

1972 Loris Azzaro Couture Sequin Gown designer-loris-azzaro The bodice is fitted andThe silk chiffon covered dropped back on this gown is almost scandalous it drops so low. What the photos can't convey is how fine the silk is and the suppleness of the gown since all the sequins are done by hand onto that silk backdrop. It is a good generous size which is unusual sometimes in couture. It is cut like a long lean column so that the sexuality of the dress is not because it fits your every curve but that it skims over them and the sheer