1980s Loris Azzaro Couture Densely Sequin Dress w Elaborate Silk Sleeves designer-thierry-mugler The fabric is a black

The fabric is a black silk that has just enough weight to it to hold the shape and volume the piece requires

Inner Waist stay: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam

The dress has a simple shift type bodice with a slightly nipped in waist

5" from neck to dropped waist

1980s Loris Azzaro Couture Densely Sequin Dress w Elaborate Silk Sleeves designer-thierry-mugler The fabric is a blackI 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,