1980s Early Azzedine Alaia Dress & Jacket Purple Set designer-fred-perlberg The bodice is lined in

The bodice is lined in a fine silk tissue

The main dress closes a series of silk covered buttons down the back and hook & eye at the back neck

Cut halter style you step into it and then it hooks and ties at the bottom of the deep front plunge

And of course that amazing touch of ermine fur at the collar and down each sleeve

1980s Early Azzedine Alaia Dress & Jacket Purple Set designer-fred-perlberg The bodice is lined inIn some of his earlier collections Azzedine did show more color and this is a great example of that. Both pieces are made from a fine and slinky knit with a polished sheen finish that has been dyed the perfect shade of purple. The inner dress is a simple affair that follows the curve of your body but has a more skimming clinginess rather then his later body hugging bandage knits. It has a high neck and no sleeves. I love the cut of the shoulder its