Incredible 1980s Thierry Mugler Black Layered Silk Chiffon One Shoulder Dress Flared Skirt Dress designer-richard-tyler very much in evidence –

very much in evidence – the use of heavy tweeds and cashmere's in particular – but so too is a love of nature in the form of a preternaturally lovely orchid print used in a highly disciplined and sparing way

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seamInner waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seamHips: openBodice: 9" from top of bodice edge to waist

Fully lined in a green silk and closes with a hand set zipper at the side

The front plunges almost to the waist but stops just short of indecency

Incredible 1980s Thierry Mugler Black Layered Silk Chiffon One Shoulder Dress Flared Skirt Dress designer-richard-tyler very much in evidence –This is a phenomenal dress that we believe dates to the early to mid 1980s. It was made under the creative direction of Thierry Mugler. Mugler was a masterpiece of draping and cut and this is a fantastic example of that. It is cut with Mugler's masterful eye and attention to detail. It is made out of a black silk chiffon that sits over an inner structured and boned bodice. The dress under that is a play on transparency. The way the silk is draped in