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

Fully lined in a fine black silk taffeta and closes with a back painted metal and nylon zipper

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

Waist: 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam

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