1980s Early Azzedine Alaia Dress & Jacket Purple Set designer-fred-perlberg I love the lines on

I love the lines on this one - it has her signature nod to by gone eras all while staying completely modern in feel

The main dress closes a series of silk covered buttons down the back and hook & eye at the back neck

It has an inner skirt of black jersey but the fullness you see is crated purely by the choice of the fabric and the cut and way it is set into the waist

The bodice is lined in a fine silk tissue

1980s Early Azzedine Alaia Dress & Jacket Purple Set designer-fred-perlberg I love the lines onIn some of his earlier collections Azzedine did show more color and this is a great example of that. Both pieces are made from a fine and slinky knit with a polished sheen finish that has been dyed the perfect shade of purple. The inner dress is a simple affair that follows the curve of your body but has a more skimming clinginess rather then his later body hugging bandage knits. It has a high neck and no sleeves. I love the cut of the shoulder its