Spring 2008 Fendi by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Look 19 & Ad Campaign Silk Organza & Chiffon Print Dress designer-oleg-cassini This more recent Azzedine Alaia

This more recent Azzedine Alaia knit dress is one of his classic silhouettes and will always be in style

It follows the curve of the hip and then is cut and seamed to flare out all around the hem once it hits the knees - this gives you that coveted pin-up shape

Each is cut to be extremely full so that they billow out above the elbow

It looks like there is a feather missing but there are so many it is inconsequential

The skirt falls to the floor under that and is made from several yards of the black crepe

Spring 2008 Fendi by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Look 19 & Ad Campaign Silk Organza & Chiffon Print Dress designer-oleg-cassini This more recent Azzedine AlaiaThe twin of this dress walked the Spring 2008 Fendi runway for Look 19. It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld This was a highly documented collection and this dress and versions of the dress especially were the outstanding pieces. On the runway it was shown with a belt that was sold separately in the shops. A version was included in the Met Museum's 2023 exhibition "A line of beauty". Its twin was used for the ad campaign that