Rare Spring 1983 Zandra Rhodes 'Mount Olympus' Hand Painted Suede Collar & Cuffs Dress designer-adolfo the skirt cascades to the

the skirt cascades to the floor at the back and at the front it curves up higher so you get a flash of leg when you move

This may be one of the most fantastic gowns that Givenchy ever produced

Some shattering to the silk on the inner bodice - photoed and shown after the label photo

he also had a company based in Hong Kong that was doing the more elaborate beading and sequin work

The color of the pink is best represented in the label shot

Rare Spring 1983 Zandra Rhodes 'Mount Olympus' Hand Painted Suede Collar & Cuffs Dress designer-adolfo the skirt cascades to theZandra Rhodes is one of my favourite designers and I love the pieces that she did in the 1980s. This dress is from her Spring 1983 'Mount Olympus' collection that was based on Greek design. Versions of the collection appear in both of the books on Zandra Rhodes that are referenced below and a version is held in the digital study collection of her work. We have also included a reference photo of the original sketch for this collection and you can see