Early 1980s Louis Feraud Black Silk Tafetta Dress w Puff Shoulder Sleeves & Velvet Detailing Guest Editor Anita Clarke! It is cut in a

It is cut in a sleek little flare that skims over the hips and then flares out under that into a series of large flat pleats

The hand work involved in the front design would have taken hours and hours to finish

I love how each arm widens as it nears the cuffs and ends in a slight point

It would have taken many hours and a high degree of technical skill to drape that silk so perfectly into place

Early 1980s Louis Feraud Black Silk Tafetta Dress w Puff Shoulder Sleeves & Velvet Detailing Guest Editor Anita Clarke! It is cut in aLouis Feraud opened his first boutique in 1950 in Cannes selling sundresses to the jet set. When Brigitte Bardot was photographed in a white pique and lace number, he became the darling of the fashion world. By 1956 he had moved to Paris and opened a couture atelier and in 1960s made his first official couture presentation. Ready to wear followed in 1970. He won the Golden Thimble in in 1978 and again in 1984. Women like Elizabeth Taylor and Brigitte