Steve Fabrikant Knit Dress Black Orange Wool Blend Triangles VTG 1980s

Vintage 1980's Steve Fabrikant for Montaldos black button front knit sweater/coat dress. Size Small. Please check measurements against a dress that fits you well for best fit. Vintage sizes tend to run small. 70% wool, 30% rayon Unlined Collarless black knit design with bright orange triangle accent panels on bust and sleeves Back zipper 4 inch back slit This piece retailed for over $500 in the 80's Bust measures approx. 32 inches Waist measures approx. 30 inches Hip measurement is approx. 35 inches Length measures approx. 40.5 inches Sleeve length measures approx. 30 inches Shoulder to shoulder across the back measures approx. 17 inches Steve Fabrikant was born in Brazil to a family who ran a ready to wear firm. He studied archetecture but soon returned to the family firm. In 1984 he struck out on his own with a partner in New York. Knits with sleek designs like this piece -- with eye catching accents -- were his specialty early on. His pieces were soon sold in high end department stores like Nieman's and smaller specialty dress shops around the world. The pieces were co-branded with the store label below the Fabrikant label. In this case the store is Montaldo's an east coast-based company that dated from 1919 to 1995 with retail outlets in smaller markets like Richmond, Winston Salem, Cincinatti, Denver. St. Louis and other cities.