Exceptional Spring 1988 Christian Lacroix Demi-Couture Luxe Label Black Pouf Dress w Attached Shoulder Piece z-archive-browns The cape is fully lined

The cape is fully lined in a luxurious high end cream silk satin and the dress in a nude silk

His earlier pieces from the 1960s and seventies in particular are wonderful

It is very long which is a rare thing to find in her dresses

The back is caught up just below the neck with a button and then it drapes over the back to the waist leaving a bare expanse of skin showing in the opening between

All of these are very tiny and mentioned for accuracy

Exceptional Spring 1988 Christian Lacroix Demi-Couture Luxe Label Black Pouf Dress w Attached Shoulder Piece z-archive-browns The cape is fully linedThe twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1988 collection. It was made under the creative direction of Christian Lacroix The dress is very well documented. It is also extra interesting because its counterpart on the runway was actually shown for his Haute Couture collection. This dress walks the line between Couture and Demi Couture and was a special order piece that I got directly from the client. Lacroix's Luxe label was only produced