1980s Ady Couture Lausanne Red Belted Box Jacket & Long Black Skirt Suit Set designer-pierre-cardin Bias cut but the waist

Bias cut but the waist is seamed and has no give

It is shockingly light - I know it looks like it should not be with the gold - at first glance it appears to be a brocade

That same print is repeated but on a a poly chiffon so they move quite dramatically as you do

This is one of the holy grails of vintage Missoni - a metallic lurex floral caftan dress

1980s Ady Couture Lausanne Red Belted Box Jacket & Long Black Skirt Suit Set designer-pierre-cardin Bias cut but the waistThis is one the last of this batch of amazing pieces from my client whose aunt had most of her clothes made. This one, like several others already in the shop, was made by Ady Couture and the story behind this label is fascinating. This dress was made by hand in the atelier of Ady Couture who was based in Lausanne Switzerland. Ady herself was a couture trained seamstress and headed a team who had full permission of the Haute Couture houses she worked