Christian Lacroix Spring 1988 Red Polkadot with Detachable Sleeves designer-janice-wainwright The high quality of that

The high quality of that work is readily apparent on this dress

A band of black leather circles the waist and acts like a built in corseted belt

There is a space in the waist for a tie to loop through and around but the tie is long gone - you could easily loop one back through if you wished

This fabulous dress is easily identifiable as a play on the incredible work of Youssef Rizkallah for the Malcolm Starr label

The dress skims over your bust

Christian Lacroix Spring 1988 Red Polkadot with Detachable Sleeves designer-janice-wainwright The high quality of thatThe Shrimpton Couture Archives Reference Photos: (1 3) Spring 1988 Christian Lacroix. (4) Janet Jones in Christian Lacroix for Flare Magazine, June 1988.