Salvatore Ferragamo 1990s full length black knit backless evening dress womens so not strictly waistcoat-referring but

so not strictly waistcoat-referring but within the broader category of tailoring-referring)

with topstitched seams

Waist width: 75 cm

with several holes to fabric and some marks (see pictures)

Hem width (flat): 70 cm

Salvatore Ferragamo 1990s full length black knit backless evening dress womens so not strictly waistcoat-referring butFull length evening dress from italian luxury house (and originally, shoemaker), salvatore ferragamo (circa 1990s). Made from an unexpectedly weighty knit fabric, the dress is sleeveless, gently follows the shape of the body, and has a shallow, curved neckline but a dramatic, open back (managing to be both elegant and kind of sexy). Although perhaps if a dress is "backless", the back isn't 'open' so much as 'just not there'? The fabric is also