Christian Lacroix Spring 1988 Red Polkadot with Detachable Sleeves designer-janice-wainwright The high quality of that

The high quality of that work is readily apparent on this dress

You could also have it float over the entire upper chest to drape over the other shoulder

This fabulous dress is easily identifiable as a play on the incredible work of Youssef Rizkallah for the Malcolm Starr label

There is a space in the waist for a tie to loop through and around but the tie is long gone - you could easily loop one back through if you wished

Christian Lacroix Spring 1988 Red Polkadot with Detachable Sleeves designer-janice-wainwright The high quality of thatThe Shrimpton Couture Archives Reference Photos: (1 3) Spring 1988 Christian Lacroix. (4) Janet Jones in Christian Lacroix for Flare Magazine, June 1988.