Exceptional 1980s Ady Couture Lausanne Black Velvet Dress w Open Back & Bows designer-james-galanos Length: 27" from shoulder to

Length: 27" from shoulder to hem

A small round collar sits prettily at the neck and is detailed with a gold ribbon edging

The bodice is cut with his signature bra cut top with a curving black silk panel set so that it scoops under the breasts

The huge pearls that close it add both a bit of whimsy & wit as well as a beautiful feminine touch

Exceptional 1980s Ady Couture Lausanne Black Velvet Dress w Open Back & Bows designer-james-galanos Length: 27" from shoulder toThis 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 with to make the designs they showed in Paris for clients based in Switzerland and the surrounding areas. She would purchase the couture fabrics from the couture houses along with the patterns and then make the actual dresses in her