Incredible 1960s Arnold Scaasi Couture Pink Coral 3D Yarn Covered Silk Skirt w Ribbon Waist z-archive-christianlacroix Silver glass tube beads cover

Silver glass tube beads cover every inch and have been densely spaced into curving rows

The sleeves are extremely wide and full and mimic the wideness of the skirt

The seam under the bus is 16" flat across from side seam to side seam

The mesh that tops the front and the back looks to have been done by hand and they were making bags as early as 1907

It is not perfect but still a very rare and important piece of Dior's early history

Incredible 1960s Arnold Scaasi Couture Pink Coral 3D Yarn Covered Silk Skirt w Ribbon Waist z-archive-christianlacroix Silver glass tube beads coverThe skirt dates to the 1960s and is from Scassi's main label It was made under the creative direction of Arnold Scaasi Scaasi was born Arnold Isaacs in Montreal and the name Scassi is simply his own surname in reverse. He apprenticed at the house of Paquin and then worked with the legendary Charles James. In 1964 he opened own couture salon. He dressed Hollywood stars like Lauren Bacall, Diahann Carroll and Elizabeth Taylor along with several first