1980s Odicini Couture Black and Yellow Silk Strapless Cocktail Dress and Jacket

Inheriting her atelier in the late 1970s, Andrea Odicini dressed the elite all throughout Europe. Based in Italy, her style is evocative of the Italian luxury aesthetic that has some parallels to that of Versace and Giorgio Armani. Elegant evening and cocktail dresses are a signature of Odicini and frequently incorporated tailored lines and interesting prints. Made from a luxury silk this ensemble features a two-toned strapless cocktail dress and a tailored jacket. When worn together the ensemble appears to be a matching skirt suit of an Art Nouveau gold scroll print on a black ground. The jacket has padded shoulders that provide a straight-edge shoulder line the traces into the bound neck edge that plunges into a low V. Contrasting the broad shoulders, the jacket nips in beautifully at the waist. Underneath, the strapless dress can stand alone. The bodice is crafted from a black silk that is smocked into a popcorn texture. The neckline is rounded with a V-cut in the centre. The bod