1980s Arnold Scaasi Couture Gown & Sable Jacket designer-helena-barbieri Huge shoulder pads sit inside

Huge shoulder pads sit inside each shoulder - they actually can be cleverly removed as they attach by strips of Velcro (cutting edge stuff then) so you can give this a softer more relaxed feel by wearing the jacket without the shoulder pads if you wish

The dress flows out from the shoulders and then again from the elastic set waist and yards of silk drape to the ground

Price is for the set

Dropped Waist/Hip Seam: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam where bodice attaches to skirt

1980s Arnold Scaasi Couture Gown & Sable Jacket designer-helena-barbieri Huge shoulder pads sit insideArnold Scaasi did exquisite work and as time passes I feel his designs are coming to be appreciated by a new audience. His work is for when you want to have all eyes on you. He worked under the great Charles James at the beginning of his career as a designer and you can see that influence in his later ball gowns. He cut and created his designs to extremely high standards and the workmanship is fabulous. This gown combines a brilliant deep royal blue