Important & Rare Fall 1993 Azzadine Alaia Black Ribed Knit Laser Cut Out & Fringe Dress designer-bonwit-teller especially as a travel piece

especially as a travel piece

It's fine in person

Fully lined in the same yellow silk crepe with a built in corset through the bodice that has light boning

From that defined neck it falls to the floor in a wide expanse of jersey - opening quite full and yet still falling wonderfully

A band runs across the bust above that to hold it in place

Important & Rare Fall 1993 Azzadine Alaia Black Ribed Knit Laser Cut Out & Fringe Dress designer-bonwit-teller especially as a travel pieceThe dress is from the Fall 1993 collection. It was made under the creative direction of Azzedine Alaia. Azzedine Alaia pieces are always a delight to find. His knits were all self developed and are among the best out there. He started his career as a dressmakers assistant and copied couture gowns for wealthy Tunisian clients. In 1957 he moved to Paris and worked for Christian Dior for a grand total of five days. He then moved to Guy Laroche and