1980s Bellville Sassoon Appliqued Bodice & Princess Skirted Tulle Dress designer-thea-porter Note that it does do

Note that it does do up at the back but is too small to be able to do this on my mannequin

was shown on the Fall 1995 runway giving us the collection date for this piece

I believe it is also an earlier piece and shows that contrast between the time when he really started to use pattern head to toe and slightly before that when more solid pieces were worked in

When my client presented me with this coat I almost fainted

1980s Bellville Sassoon Appliqued Bodice & Princess Skirted Tulle Dress designer-thea-porter Note that it does doThe Bellville Sassoon label was founded in 1953 by Belinda Bellville but did not officially take on the Bellville Sassoon label until 1970 when David Sassoon, who had been with the company since 1958, took over most of the designing. In 1987, Irish designer Lorcan Mullany joined the company and took over designing and the brands labels changed to reflect this. The Sassoon label became internationally known when Princess Diana began wearing pieces