Early 1980s Louis Feraud Black Silk Tafetta Dress w Puff Shoulder Sleeves & Velvet Detailing Guest Editor Anita Clarke! Each leg is cut wide

Each leg is cut wide and full so initially you think it is a maxi dress but it has the ease and comfort of a pant

A wide taupe grosgrain ribbon in the interior

An ivory cording has been hand applied in swooping curves over the velvet and the pattern is dramatic and fabulous

padded cords made of the same fabric and stuffed with batting

The hand work involved in the front design would have taken hours and hours to finish

Early 1980s Louis Feraud Black Silk Tafetta Dress w Puff Shoulder Sleeves & Velvet Detailing Guest Editor Anita Clarke! Each leg is cut wideLouis Feraud opened his first boutique in 1950 in Cannes selling sundresses to the jet set. When Brigitte Bardot was photographed in a white pique and lace number, he became the darling of the fashion world. 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. Women like Elizabeth Taylor and Brigitte