Documented Fall 1987 Arnold Scaasi Black Strapess Velvet & Green Silk Full Skirt Silk Dress z-archive-1950s The outer layer floats over

The outer layer floats over this in a slim column at the front and at the back it is gathered into an extravagant panel that floats to the floor

My client had this one custom made for herself that year and worked one on one with Issac on it

There was no desperate groping: this is the way the most expensive clothes in the world should look

You can also wear the shoulders lower

Documented Fall 1987 Arnold Scaasi Black Strapess Velvet & Green Silk Full Skirt Silk Dress z-archive-1950s The outer layer floats overThe sleeved version of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1987 collection. It was made under the creative direction of Arnold Scassi. Scaasi launched his boutique line in 1984 and it was high end ready to wear and very expensive. He was born Arnold Isaacs in Montreal and the name Scassi is simply his own surname in reverse. He studied in Montreal and in Paris, apprenticed at the house of Paquin and then worked with the legendary Charles James.