Sexiest Fall 1995 Loris Azzaro Couture Sequin Covered Leopard Print Dress w Open Cut Outs designer-hanae-mori It closes with its own

It closes with its own zipper and has an inner waist stay that hooks to close

I love the over-sized buttons and each appears to be a highly polished wood set in a silver toned base

are all edged with a soft yellow velvet mixed with a floral print cotton

Even the one from the MET seems to have the same softening of the pleats and I believe this occurs partly from age and partly as a result of the pleats being moved more in this area when worn

The jacket is fully lined in a grey silk and the skirt unlined

Sexiest Fall 1995 Loris Azzaro Couture Sequin Covered Leopard Print Dress w Open Cut Outs designer-hanae-mori It closes with its ownThis is the short version of one of my most favourite Azarro dresses I've ever had in the shop. It is from the Fall 1995 collection. When I had the long one I shared the editorial photo I have included here and that photo is one of my favourite fashion photographs ever. In 2018 I lent the long version to Karen Fairchild who wore it for the 2018 CMT awards. She was styled by Karla Welch and Karla ended up falling so in love with the dress that she