Rare 1988 Christian Lacroix Demi-Couture Luxe Pink & Black Dot Silk Suit designer-etro This was pulled from the

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When they are flipped up you see that each cuff is backed in the same soft blue satin as the collar

Rodriguez was awarded 'Best New Designer' at the Vogue/VH1 Fashion Awards in New York and the 'Perry Ellis Award' for best new designer by the Council of Fashion Designers of America that same year

F/W 1996-97

The sleeves extend out from the fabric on the bodice with no side seams at all

Rare 1988 Christian Lacroix Demi-Couture Luxe Pink & Black Dot Silk Suit designer-etro This was pulled from theThis suit is from Christian Lacroix's Luxe label that was only produced the very first couple of seasons after launching his label. It was very high end expensive ready to wear that was made to demi couture standards and was available primarily to his couture clients and a select few beyond that. It was also the predecessor to his regular ready to wear collections. It is said that this label only lasted a couple of seasons because some of the couture