Fall 1990 Collection Azzedine Alaia Printed Romper Playsuit designer-guy-laroche The top has a fully

The top has a fully opening painted metal zipper on one side and is lined in a layer of black silk chiffon

It skims over the body and then at the bottom it flares out in a dramatic ruffles 10" skirting

The sleeves are left unlined and each ends with a dramatic ruffle done in the same knife flat pleating treatment

A paper lining backs to help hold the wonderful shape

The body of the piece is lined in hand dyed matching fabric and the entire dress is shockingly lightweight

Fall 1990 Collection Azzedine Alaia Printed Romper Playsuit designer-guy-laroche The top has a fullyThe Fall 1990 collection had a wide range of ideas and themes including a nod to the beautiful calligraphy in the Kufi script that was embroidered onto the runway version of a knit bodysuit, worn by Naomi Campbell and a very few select other pieces. This romper is a take of that same print with a more stylized version of that calligraphy mixed with an abstract floral design. Azzedine was so private at the time that the actual runway show was not even