• This gorgeous dress dates to the 1980s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Louis Feraud
• Feraud opened his first boutique in 1950 in Cannes selling sundresses to the jet set. 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. 
• The dress is made out of a black silk chiffon that is densely covered in glossy black sequins. 
  
• The neckline is cut wide across and then a single layer of black silk chiffon covers to where the sequins start and extend out into the sleeves. 
• The sleeves are phenomenal. Each sleeve has three tiers of pleated silk chiffon wrapped around them. The ruffles start just above the elbow and then they fall in stacked tiers to the wrist. Each sleeve is wide and the layers create fantastic movement. I love how the upper portion of the sleeve is transparent and then you have the drama and movement of the lower part of the sleeves when you move.
• The sequins start just above the bust and the dress is cut to skim over you past the waist and hips and fall to the hem. As it nears the hem it widens out a touch for a really beautiful line.
• The sequins are densely applied to cover the entire dress from the top edge of the bodice all the way to the hem. The way this lets the dress catch the light from every angle is fantastic.
• A slit runs up from the hem on one side that lets a bit of leg to show when you walk or move.
  
• The body of the dress is lined in black and the upper bodice and sleeves are unlined. It closes with a back zipper that starts at the sequins and there is a button to close behind the neck with an open slit between. 
• Tagged a Feraud 40
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and they are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 57" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5466

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