For your eyes only

I'm beginning a new category today : "For your eyes only". No prices, no adresses, only photos to focus on a designer, an artist, to illustrate the mood of an era... always with dots...

Here are 2 Arnold Scaasi's polka dot dresses :

On the left, Evening ensemble ,1961. Cream silk satin printed with red and black polka dots, red barathea.
On the right, the matched dress and coat, a 1957 ensemble.

Plunging necklines and bell-shaped skirts were the signature of Arnold Scaasi, american "couturier", born in Canada. He was noted for its large patterns, glamorous evening wear and cocktail dresses.
(Source, Le musée de la mode, éditions Phaidon).

Photos sources:
Brooklyn Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The blog New York Social Diary