Rare Spring 1973 Loris Azzaro Ad Campaign Documented Gold Metallic Sequin Backless Halter Dress designer-etro This design runs over the

This design runs over the entire dress and the silk seems to almost glow from within as a result of this color combination

Off shoulder pieces always look better on a real body then the dress form and this dress is no exception

an unheard of feat for a female designer of that era

Unlined and zips to to close at the back

The V&A says of this collection:

Rare Spring 1973 Loris Azzaro Ad Campaign Documented Gold Metallic Sequin Backless Halter Dress designer-etro This design runs over theLoris Azzaro launched his label in 1967 and quickly defined his trademark looks by using ornate fabrics and avant garde ways of defining the body. Some of the most beautiful women in the world wore his clothing including Marisa Berenson, Raquel Welch, Jane Birkin, Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot and Tina Turner. It was a label that defined sexiness and had a certain French flare that women world wide loved. By the seventies and eighties he was