• Arnold Scassi launched  his boutique line in 1984 and it was high end ready-to-wear and very expensive.
• Arnold Scaasi was born Arnold Isaacs in Montreal and the name Scassi is simply his own surname in reverse. He studied in Montreal and in Paris, apprenticed at the house of Paquin and then worked with the legendary Charles James. In 1964 he opened own couture salon.
• The sleeved version of this dress walk the runway for the Fall 1987 collection. It's very rare to find documentation from this time period and I love having that say that you can see how amazing it is on. I think this strapless one is even better.
• You can easily see the influence of Arnold having worked for Charles James in this piece. The lines are dramatic and yet elegant. 
• The dress is strapless and the top portion of the dress is made from an inky black velvet. It is dramatically shaped at the front with wired peaks and a V plunge at the front. 
• It nips in at the waist and then angles down from one side low on the hip on the other. On the side that sits higher up, there is a large bow detail that gives the effect of holding all the gathers of the skirt in place.
• The skirt is set under that and the long angling seam on the opposite hip adds visual length to the dress as it extends down and into a deep point. The skirt is quite full and the shape and volume that you see is held by the inner construction which is quite amazing.
• Layers of tulle netting set underneath the outermost layer of silk. The green of the skirt is a true brilliant emerald. This unexpected shock of colour is fantastic.
• Fully lined in a green silky rayon. The bodice is lightly boned and it closes with a hidden set side zipper. Built in stiff tulle under skirts and the skirt is interlined in a green organza. 
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.4" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 51" from top of peaks on bodice to hem with 3" turned under the top layer

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5101

Reference Photos: Fall 1987 Arnold Scaasi.

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• Arnold Scaasi was born Arnold Isaacs in Montreal and the name Scassi is simply his own surname in reverse. He studied in Montreal and in Paris, apprenticed at the house of Paquin and then worked with the legendary Charles James. In 1964 he opened own couture salon.
• This is a phenomenal piece from his main line that can be considered Demi Couture and would have been made to order.
• This is the type of piece you'll only ever find in vintage and you will probably never see another one of these again. It is so dramatic and in being so also so very Scaasi.  He himself once said 'I am not a minimalist designer! Clothes with some adornment are more interesting to look at and more fun to wear.'
• This piece is a dream and will be one of your favourite things. As good as it looks in the photos it is even better in person. The photos do not convey how the metallic fabric seems to glow from within and how it really holds all that incredible volume around you.
• It is made from a fantastic floral pattern set in grids that run across the entire piece. The flowers are the prettiest colours and then everything is washed over with the gold thread that covers the entire piece. The floral pattern completely covers the vest/coat giving it that phenomenal design that you see.
• The cut is purposefully oversized. The shoulders are soft and are cut to curve down for just a suggestion of a tiny cap at the shoulder.
• The sleeve opening are deep set so that it can be worn over something with wide sleeves if you wish to go full drama.
• It is designed with a loose and easy cut that falls from the shoulders and then opens out dramatically wide as it nears the hem. 
  
• There are large top set pockets on each hip. A single hook holds it in place at the top of the neck and then the rest just falls open down the entire front.
  
• The cut is meant to be oversized and it is meant to be worn that way so should fit a range of sizes. It will just be even more oversized on a smaller frame and feel more fitted on a larger.
• Unlined and hand finishes.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 30" flat across from side seam to side seam and widens out from there
Total length: 59" from neck to hem with 1.75" turn under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5098

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• Arnold Scaasi was born Arnold Isaacs in Montreal and the name Scassi is simply his own surname in reverse. He studied in Montreal and in Paris, apprenticed at the house of Paquin and then worked with the legendary Charles James. In 1964 he opened own couture salon.
• This is a phenomenal piece from his main line that can be considered Demi Couture and would have been made to order.
• This is the type of piece you'll only ever find in vintage and you will probably never see another one of these again. It is so dramatic and in being so also so very Scaasi.  He himself once said 'I am not a minimalist designer! Clothes with some adornment are more interesting to look at and more fun to wear.'
• This piece is a dream and will be one of your favourite things. As good as it looks in the photos it is even better in person. The photos do not convey how the metallic fabric seems to glow from within and how it really holds all that incredible volume around you.
• It is made from a fantastic floral pattern set in grids that run across the entire piece. The flowers are the prettiest colours and then everything is washed over with the gold thread that covers the entire piece. The floral pattern completely covers the vest/coat giving it that phenomenal design that you see.
• The cut is purposefully oversized. The shoulders are soft and are cut to curve down for just a suggestion of a tiny cap at the shoulder.
• The sleeve opening are deep set so that it can be worn over something with wide sleeves if you wish to go full drama.
• It is designed with a loose and easy cut that falls from the shoulders and then opens out dramatically wide as it nears the hem. 
  
• There are large top set pockets on each hip. A single hook holds it in place at the top of the neck and then the rest just falls open down the entire front.
  
• The cut is meant to be oversized and it is meant to be worn that way so should fit a range of sizes. It will just be even more oversized on a smaller frame and feel more fitted on a larger.
• Unlined and hand finishes.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 30" flat across from side seam to side seam and widens out from there
Total length: 59" from neck to hem with 1.75" turn under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5098

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• The dress is unlabeled but came from the closet of a woman who shopped higher end pieces back in her day and she would remove the tags when travelling. So it is a little vintage mystery but a well made one.
• Gold lurex thread is woven through a floral print backdrop that has all the colours of the rainbow in it. It is a fabric that the closer you look at it the more amazing it feels.
• The gold covers the dress from top to bottom and makes such an impact. It gives the dress a subtle glint from every angle.
• The neck is set wider across and the sleeves are long and puff out fabulously above each cuff.
• The bodice skims over you to a wide 5" band that defines and cinches in the waist. The skirt is set into the waist with a series of soft pleats and these open to give the fullness that you see as the skirt sweeps to the ground.
• Fully lined in a nude netting and closes with a back zipper. Each cuff closes with two hidden snaps.
• Excellent condition with the occasional light pull in the fabric that this type of fabric tends to have.

Sleeves: approx 24"
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: 19-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 56.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5097

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• In 1951, a 27 year old James Galanos launched his first label called Galanos Originals. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award.
• His ready-to-wear line was made close to couture standards and with a level of craftsmanship that was on par with the French couturiers. He was truly one of the great American designers and his work is held in all of the major museums around the world.
• This is a dress that is extremely well made with a very high level of construction techniques.
• The dress is made from two types of lace that contrast against each other.
• The dress falls from lace straps that curve up and over each shoulder. It dips down at the front and the back is scooped to leave a bare expanse of skin. It skims over the bust to the slight empire cut waist. The waist is generous and the lines of the dress are stunning.
• The bodice is covered with a beautiful black lace with a second layer of lace on top of the nude silk lining underneath so you get a little bit of extra depth to the pattern that you see.
• The skirt is made out of a heavy corded silk lace. The cording is also a clever way to help to shape the skirt so beautifully. The skirt curves out and over the hips and then widens out to the hem.
• The top lace layer sits over a deep green silk inner skirt. Having the deep moss green underneath highlights the cord and lace more than adding just a black under skirt would have. The silk underneath also helps to hold the fuller shape the skirt has.
• The workmanship on this dress is exquisite and to demi-couture standards.
• Lined in a nude silk through the bodice and the inner piece of the skirt is backed in a black silk organza. It closes with a back zipper. Hand finishes throughout.
• Excellent condition.

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 15.5" across
Hips: open
Bodice: 12.5" from top of shoulder to seam under the bust
Total length: 52" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4843

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• Late 60s maybe the first couple years of the 1970s and it seems similar to some of the pieces I've seen from the 1970 season. 
• Under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta 
  
• The dress is made from a beautiful black silk taffeta that holds the shape and volume that this dress has perfectly.
• The fabric choice also keeps the dress fairly light in weight while giving the dress some structure and shape.
• Two shaped triangles cover the front of the bodice and there is a deep V for the neckline. The triangles extend all the way to the top of the neck and they are finished with a ruffle in the same fabric.
• Ties extend from just behind the peak of each triangle to tie behind the neck.
• It wraps around the waist and scoops low there. This leaves your entire back open and bare above that.
• The waist nips in and we have added a wide grosgrain ribbon to add a little more shape.
• The skirt is made out of the same silk taffeta and it is incredibly full by the time it reaches the hem. Tiers of silk allow this expansion and there are five tiers in total. Each tier is finished with that same ruffled detail that you see around the halter neck
• Inside there is a silk lining and then another netted lining sits between the outer skirt and that inner layer. This helps to hold the volume that you see.
• Fully lined in a layer of silk taffeta and the skirt is lined as described above.
• The dress closes with a low set zipper at the back. Hand finished throughout
• The ribbon at the waist is not original to the dress but will be sent with it
• Excellent condition

Bust: each triangle covers 8" plus there is an inch and a half a ruffle on each side. 
Waist: 12.5-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 59" from neck to hem and can be adjusted a bit depending on were you tie the neck

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4633

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• Harry Algo pieces are extremely well tailored and the line was sold at high end shops like the Elizabeth Arden couture salon in NYC. 
• Incredibly beautiful dress with a classic vintage feel
• Made from a printed silk chiffon that combines a deep peach/orange base with pale shades of blue and soft grey printed onto the silk
• It is fully lined in a peach silk that act the lining. On the bodice the silk chiffon is set over this and attached around the edges of the arm holes. A caped piece starts at the front of the arm and wraps all the way back like a little perfect cape.
• That attached cape piece is finished with a densely applied edge of hand dyed feathers to bring out the colours in the print
• The waist is seamed and I have added a little ribbon there. It is not original to the dress but will be sent with it.
• The skirt flows to the floor with an extra layer of silk chiffon under the top printed layer
• Fully lined in silk and closes with a back zipper. The cape part buttons to close behind the neck
• Hand finishes throughout and very well made
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 54" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5036

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