Four Scaasi Dresses, 1980s

The first is a short dress of pink sheer and jacquard fabric with self-fabric leaf applique studded with crystals. The dress is off-the-shoudler with short sleeves and a pink satin bow wrapped around the waistline.
Label: Arnold Scaasi
No size label

The second is a long dark blue silk jacquard dress with a shoulder capelet of self-fabric and blue horsehair stripes. The dress flares at the hemline with a bow at the back knee and closes down the center back.
Label: Scaasi / Boutique
Size Label: 8

The third dress is a long pink dress with a bodice and hips embellished with adhered small crystals. The dress is cut with a wide scoop neckline, long sleeves and a full skirt of sheer pink crepe. The dress closes down the center back with a zip.
Label: Arnold Scaasi
No size label

The fourth dress is of blue synthetic fabric with a mylar thread and with circles of silver strips adhered to the surface. The dress is strapless with a boned inner bodice and with a full skirt gathered into the waistline. The dress closes down the center back with a zip.
Label: Arnold Scaasi
No size label

Approximate Flat Measurements Across the Front:
SHORT PINK DRESS
Bust: 16"
Waist: 13.5"
Hips: 20"
Length (from underarm): 30.5"

DARK BLUE DRESS

Bust: 16.5"

Waist: 14"

Hips: 17.5"

Length (from underarm): 47"

Long Pink Dress

Bust: 16"

Waist: 13"

Hips: 18"
Sleeve (from shoudler to hem): 21"

Length (from underarm): 49"

STRAPLESS BLUE DRESS

Bust: 16"

Waist: 13.5"

Hips: 21"

Length (from underarm): 30"

Condition:
The first dress (short pink) is in very good condition with no condition issues.

The second dress (dark blue) is in excellent condition with no condition issues.

The third dress (long pink) is in good condition with an open seam on the back right sleeve.

The fourth dress (strapless blue) is in good condition with some loss of the silver strips and with a center back zip that appears to have been let out.

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Timothy Long

Director, Senior Specialist, Couture & Luxury Accessories

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Mr. Long has nearly 20 years of experience as a curator of fashion and decorative arts in museums including the Museum of London, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and the Chicago History Museum. At Hindman, he works with individual clients, collectors, dealers, and museums to bring to auction collections of couture and luxury accessories. Mr. Long’s recent publications include Charles James: Designer in Detail and a chapter on the same designer in London Couture: British Luxury 1923–1975, both published by V&A Publishing.

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