Striking 1980s Arnold Scaasi Couture Black Silk Strapless Dress w Pink Lined Half Bow & Shawl Designer-Howard-Greer At the back the shoulders

At the back the shoulders extend out to a caped panel of the same jersey

It is cut on a pretty A-line swing that widens out from the more fitted shoulders

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The waist is banded and besides the amazing shape of it is has been kept simple to accommodate the belting of the jacket over it

Striking 1980s Arnold Scaasi Couture Black Silk Strapless Dress w Pink Lined Half Bow & Shawl Designer-Howard-Greer At the back the shouldersArnold Scaasi 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. In 1964 he opened own couture salon. He dressed Hollywood stars like Lauren Bacall, Diahann Carroll and Elizabeth Taylor. He dressed several first ladies including Mamie Eisenhower, Hillary Clinton and both the Bush first