Incredible Spring 1981 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Look 155 Silk Dress w Extensive Beadwork Corals & Oranges This is so well made

This is so well made and feels so substantial and yet still slinky and sexy at the same time

It is made from that liquid jersey you started yo see in the late seventies and the fabric feels amazing on the body

Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam and the inner waist stay hooks slightly smaller then that

It is a faux criss crossed bodice so the pleating really shines through - the skirt drapes form that bodice beautifully

Fully lined in a red silk chiffon and closes with hidden snaps set under the buttons at the front

Incredible Spring 1981 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Look 155 Silk Dress w Extensive Beadwork Corals & Oranges This is so well madeAs soon as I saw this dress I knew I had seen it before and it turned out that I had already saved the photos of it in my archive photo library long ago because I had loved it so much. So it was a thrill to actually have it in hand at last. The dress was Look 155 on the runway for the Spring 1981 season and was one of a series of highly beaded dresses with different patterns. These dress were also a bit of a nod to his 1965 collection where he