Spring 1988 Off Shoulder Christian Lacroix Floral Dress designer-bill-tice The skirt is a masterpieces

The skirt is a masterpieces - it is deliberately and meticulously shaped and draped with wide pleats of fabric

Unlined and zips to close at the front with a painted metal zipper

The fabric is an amazing feather light silk chiffon upon which tiny bits of fringed fabric and silver lame thread are applied

The dress is fully lined in an off-white taffeta feel rayon stretch

Shades of turquoise and blues mix with soft pink in curving designs that run the length of the dress

Spring 1988 Off Shoulder Christian Lacroix Floral Dress designer-bill-tice The skirt is a masterpiecesLike the other Lacroix I have in the shop, here again we have an extraordinary dress from his Spring 1988 collection. It is quintessential Lacroix with the all the drama and extravagance that made the fashion press swoon. No matter how lovely this looks on the mannequin I cannot convey how it transforms on a real body and the endless details that are revealed when a real girl moves in this like the black ruffle trim that edges the separate crinoline