1980s Loris Azzaro Couture Densely Sequin Dress w Elaborate Silk Sleeves designer-john-galliano The edges of the collar

The edges of the collar and the hem of the skirt are done in a pretty round scallop

the cuffs and the waist - and this elevates the gown

Around the train the fabric is purposely caught up here and there so you get the teeniest bit of volume over the inner lining

like the knife pleats set on a curve around the side of the waist

A high neck with full

1980s Loris Azzaro Couture Densely Sequin Dress w Elaborate Silk Sleeves designer-john-galliano The edges of the collarI have only ever seen one other of these. His pieces were only ever made in very limited quantities. The tag is numbered and states that it is #8 BO and I suspect the number detonates the production model number. I can confidently date it to just after 1987 as it has a Fred Hayman Beverly Hills tag which came into being that year. Some of the most beautiful women in the world wore his clothing including Marisa Berenson, Raquel Welch, Jane Birkin,