1980s Azzedine Alaia Knit Dress or Coat designer-roberto-cavalli The top is cut very

The top is cut very simply - tank style and the skirt a simple A line to the knee

It is just beautiful and a rarity

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The work is remarkable - a textured silk has been knife pleated and the over-stitched in horizontal rows from shoulder to the dropped waist

1980s Azzedine Alaia Knit Dress or Coat designer-roberto-cavalli The top is cut veryAzzedine Alaia is a master of knits and this is a wonderful example of his earlier work. This has a definite eighties vibe to it, in a great kind of way and is [erfect for layering over other pieces or as a stand alone. It still has that body conscious feel to it that Alaia pieces do but in a subtler way. I love the diagonal striping across the back and how the waist is nipped in by manipulation of the knit rather then seaming. It snaps to close so