1980s Emanuel Ungaro Unusual Sleeve Purple Print Silk Top w Tie Labeled and Designer So not quite Haute couture

So not quite Haute couture but not true ready-to-wear either

Fully lined in a navy silk crepe

Both pieces of the suit are made from the Chanel signature boucle fabric that is created  with their proprietary method of weaving that they describe as "by weaving the warp and weft

A slanted pocket sits on each hip with pretty seaming detailing worked into the hip area above and behind each pocket flap

And I could go on for days about the fabric

1980s Emanuel Ungaro Unusual Sleeve Purple Print Silk Top w Tie Labeled and Designer So not quite Haute coutureThis fabulous little Ungaro top has the most amazing sleeves and shoulders. The sleeves are cut in a 1980s version of the traditional 'Leg of Mutton' sleeve where the sleeve is very wide and full on the upper part of the arm and then it tapers down as it nears the wrist. Here this has been even more exaggerated and the lower half of the sleeve is finished with a zipper so that it can really fit the arm. This makes the fullness above the elbow even