1980s Ady Couture Lausanne Transparent Lace & Sequin Jacket Suit w Black Pencil Skirt designer-altuzarra the laced corset top is

the laced corset top is one of those must have's in your vintage wardrobe

The sleeves are cut wide and each ends in a very wide open feel

This is a rare example of Halston at his very best and it is easy to see why it would be favoured as a piece worthy of being in The Met

The bottom follows the same angle as the neckline so that one side is longer then the other

It is cut almost apron like with an opening at the front and it simply ties into place and is sized so that you get an opening down the front so you can see the dress under it and also see your legs

1980s Ady Couture Lausanne Transparent Lace & Sequin Jacket Suit w Black Pencil Skirt designer-altuzarra the laced corset top isThis dress was made by hand in the atelier of Ady Couture who was based in Lausanne Switzerland. Ady herself was a couture trained seamstress and headed a team who had full permission of the Haute Couture houses she worked with to make the designs they showed in Paris for clients based in Switzerland and the surrounding areas. She would purchase the couture fabrics from the couture houses along with the patterns and then make the actual dresses in her