Early 1980s Louis Feraud Black Silk Tafetta Dress w Puff Shoulder Sleeves & Velvet Detailing Guest Editor Anita Clarke! It is cut in a

It is cut in a sleek little flare that skims over the hips and then flares out under that into a series of large flat pleats

It closes at the side with a zipper but only to the top of the hip

An ivory cording has been hand applied in swooping curves over the velvet and the pattern is dramatic and fabulous

Presents as excellent condition with some notes below

This is one of three tops that my client had made about 15 years ago using a combination of new with antique / vintage fabrics and detailing from various vintage and early era pieces that were beyond repair or found as fragments

Early 1980s Louis Feraud Black Silk Tafetta Dress w Puff Shoulder Sleeves & Velvet Detailing Guest Editor Anita Clarke! It is cut in aLouis Feraud opened his first boutique in 1950 in Cannes selling sundresses to the jet set. When Brigitte Bardot was photographed in a white pique and lace number, he became the darling of the fashion world. By 1956 he had moved to Paris and opened a couture atelier and in 1960s made his first official couture presentation. Ready to wear followed in 1970. He won the Golden Thimble in in 1978 and again in 1984. Women like Elizabeth Taylor and Brigitte