Ball gown

Designer Arnold Scaasi American, born Canada

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When he first arrived in New York in 1955, Scaasi worked for Charles James. From James, Scaasi developed his idea of the body as an armature for biomorphic geometry during the same era that Saint Laurent at Dior was creating the pure geometry of the trapeze.

Ball gown, Arnold Scaasi (American, born Montreal, Canada, 1931–2015), silk, pelon, boning, American

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Ball gown, Arnold Scaasi (American, born Montreal, Canada, 1931–2015), silk, pelon, boning, American
Ball gown, Arnold Scaasi (American, born Montreal, Canada, 1931–2015), silk, pelon, boning, American
Ball gown, Arnold Scaasi (American, born Montreal, Canada, 1931–2015), silk, pelon, boning, American
Ball gown, Arnold Scaasi (American, born Montreal, Canada, 1931–2015), silk, pelon, boning, American
Ball gown, Arnold Scaasi (American, born Montreal, Canada, 1931–2015), silk, pelon, boning, American

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