Open-back dress with heart-shaped cushion
Angelo Tarlazzi · Fall/Winter 1990–91
Angelo Tarlazzi
- Draped eveningwear
- Asymmetric cutting
- Couture
Angelo Tarlazzi is an Italian designer whose career spans Roman couture and Parisian fashion houses. He worked at Carosa and Jean Patou before developing his own label, and later directed collections for Guy Laroche.
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Open-back dress with heart-shaped cushion
Fall/Winter 1990–91
A lemon-yellow heart-shaped cushion sits below the plunging V-shaped back of this black dress, edged with pleated black lace and topped by a small bow.
Palais Galliera / Ville de Paris
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Carosa beaded silk evening dress
Carosa haute couture, Fall/Winter 1968–1969
Silk gauze, beads and rhinestones mark Tarlazzi’s work as Carosa’s designer; Polidori supplied the fabric.
Palazzo Morando | Costume Moda Immagine / Regione Lombardia; photographer not identified
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Fringed green wool trousers
1989 · Angelo Tarlazzi
Ankle fringes finish the close-fitting green wool knit trousers.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris / UFAC collection; photographer not identified
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Black satin and organdy cocktail dress
1980s (dealer dating) · Tarlazzi II
Large organdy ruffles frame the neckline and run down one side of the satin dress; dealer-attributed to the 1980s.
Featherstone Vintage
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Ruched black satin and gold lamé dress
Circa 1985 (auction dating) · Angelo Tarlazzi
Closely gathered satin and stretch lamé create the fitted silhouette, cataloged by Artcurial as circa 1985.
ArtcurialCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceFall/Winter 1990–91
1 piece
About Angelo Tarlazzi
His clothes are associated with supple draping, inventive wrapping and an elegant relationship between fabric and the moving body. Evening dresses often balance a seemingly simple shape with carefully judged volume or asymmetry. Museum collections preserve examples from different stages of his career, documenting a practice that moved between couture traditions and expressive ready-to-wear.