1980s Early Azzedine Alaia Dress & Jacket Purple Set designer-la-mendola hand applied bead-work mixed with

hand applied bead-work mixed with embroidery

These almost border on being wearable art and would have been entirely hand made and the leathers hand dyed

I love how the belt slips through that little loop at the waist and that loop is also decorated with sequins

This combines with the flare of the skirt helps create the illusion of a teeny tiny waistline

1980s Early Azzedine Alaia Dress & Jacket Purple Set designer-la-mendola hand applied bead-work mixed withIn some of his earlier collections Azzedine did show more color and this is a great example of that. Both pieces are made from a fine and slinky knit with a polished sheen finish that has been dyed the perfect shade of purple. The inner dress is a simple affair that follows the curve of your body but has a more skimming clinginess rather then his later body hugging bandage knits. It has a high neck and no sleeves. I love the cut of the shoulder its