Christian Lacroix Spring 1988 Red Polkadot with Detachable Sleeves designer-janice-wainwright You could also have it

You could also have it float over the entire upper chest to drape over the other shoulder

The high quality of that work is readily apparent on this dress

A band of black leather circles the waist and acts like a built in corseted belt

This inner corset closes with hook and eye and the gown closes with a painted metal zipper

This fabulous dress is easily identifiable as a play on the incredible work of Youssef Rizkallah for the Malcolm Starr label

Christian Lacroix Spring 1988 Red Polkadot with Detachable Sleeves designer-janice-wainwright You could also have itThe Shrimpton Couture Archives Reference Photos: (1 3) Spring 1988 Christian Lacroix. (4) Janet Jones in Christian Lacroix for Flare Magazine, June 1988.