What is Azzedine Alaia known for?

Azzedine Alaia, a French fashion designer known as the “King of Cling,” is known for his body-hugging designs that were sculpted to celebrate the female form. On 1stDibs, find a variety of dresses from Azzedine Alaia.

Azzedine Alaia 1990

Alaia Sleeveless Dress

Azzedine Alaia 1990's Vintage Legging Pants & Bodysuit Top 2 Piece Set Ensemble

$3,800

Azzedine Alaia 1990's Vintage Legging Pants & Bodysuit Top 2 Piece Set Ensemble

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Englishtown, NJ

Azzedine Alaia 1990's Vintage Bodycon Blue Leggings Pants & Bodysuit Top 2 Piece Set Ensemble XS/S Excellent Condition.

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1990s Suits, Outfits and Ensembles

$3,433

AZZEDINE ALAÏA 1993 Documented Black Perforated Boiled Wool Pants Leggings

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Munich, DE

Here we have a truly important and documented piece of fashion history by AZZEDINE ALAÏA from his Fall 1993 collection: the black perforated boiled wool-blend pants with fringed fini...

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1990s Italian Pants

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Azzedine Alaia Spring 1991 2 Pieces Set

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Incredible and very rare Azzedine Alaia 2 pieces set in sting ray embossed leather from Spring Summer 1991 collection. This one of a kind set includes a cropped jacket that closes wi...

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1990s Jackets

1990's ALAIA Knit skirt

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1990's ALAIA Knit skirt

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Newport Beach, CA

This great skirt was designed by Azzedine Alaïa during the 1990's in France. Sexy, body-con silhouette.

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1990s French Skirts

1990s Azzedine Alaïa Diagonal Ribbed Skirt Suit

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Size: 10

1990s Azzedine Alaïa Diagonal Ribbed Skirt Suit

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in New York City, NY

Gorgeous early 90's minimal style suit set in diagonal ribbed wool. Unlined wrap skirt fastens with 2 buttons at the waist and has one pocket. Fitted jacket with wide lapel and capel...

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1990s Skirt Suits

Azzedine Alaia Spring 1994 Houpette Chenille Green Dress

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Azzedine Alaia Spring 1994 Houpette Chenille Green Dress

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Hertfordshire, GB

Vintage Azzedine Alaïa Spring 1994 "Houpette" Dress - versions seen on the runway, in campaign images & held in museums Dark forest green chenille knitted dress Very soft plush st...

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1990s Day Dresses

Azzedine Alaia Red Skirt Suit Spring/Summer 1992

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Size: 12

Azzedine Alaia Red Skirt Suit Spring/Summer 1992

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in London, GB

Red skirt suit by Azzedine Alaia from the Spring/Summer 1992 collection. The skirt suit features a form fitting silhouette and has a butterfly printed silk lining to the jacket.

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1990s French Skirt Suits

A Cozy and Plush Chenille Azzedine Alaia Jacket

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A Cozy and Plush Chenille Azzedine Alaia Jacket

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in New York, NY

A cozy and plush chenill jacket with a shawl collar by Alaia. Jacket fits like a soft cardigan with a button at the waist. Soft, oversize fit.

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1990s French Jackets

1990s Azzedine Alaïa Moss Green Open Back Dress

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Size: S

1990s Azzedine Alaïa Moss Green Open Back Dress

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in New York City, NY

Soft and luxurious wool jersey dress with long sleeves, flounce skirt and open back. Classic Alaia style in a dusty moss green color. 100% Virgin Wool Note that fabric has some...

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1990s Italian Casual Dresses

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1990s Alaia Denim Dress

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in New York, NY

Fantastic and iconic Azzedine Alaia denim dress with 'contour' stitching in a turmeric color tracing and defining the body. Superb fit, cut and craftsmanship. Size Medium. Azzed...

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1990s French Shift Cocktail Dresses

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Size: M

Vintage Azzadine ALAIA Beige metallic knit skater stretch dress M

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in London, GB

Alaia knit dress made from his signature stretch knit This gorgeous dress features a boat neckline, can be worn on or off the shoulder Length 38 inches, waist 13 inches, chest 17...

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Azzedine Alaia Belt

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Toulon, FR

Alaïa Azzedine circa 1990/2000 France Signed Azzedine Alaïa belt 100% leather straps interlaced twists.

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1990s French Belts

$3,800

Size: S

1990 ALAIA Blush Pink Rayon Jersey Bodycon Cocktail Dress With Cut Out Racer Ba

Located in New York, NY

1990 ALAIA Blush Pink Rayon Jersey Bodycon Cocktail Dress With Cut Out Racer Back

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1990s French Cocktail Dresses

$745

Beautiful Thierry Mugler Couture Dress Gown Rare

By Thierry Mugler Couture

Located in Berlin, BE

This arresting, floor-grazing Thierry Mugler Couture gown is a masterclass in architectural sensuality. Cut with Mugler’s signature anatomical precision, the bodice plays a daring ga...

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Early 2000s Day Dresses

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Master Couturier, King of Cling: legendary fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa (1935–2017) is known by many names, each referring to his unparalleled ability to mold fabric onto the female form in unexpected and radical ways. The Tunisian-born designer spent his entire life in relentless pursuit of a wholly distinctive and most-flattering fit.

“For me, fashion is the body,” said Alaïa. “I make clothes; women make fashion.”

Alaïa is credited with inventing the supermodel through his exclusive fashion shows, the body-con dress — which, quite literally, hugs the body and emphasizes and embraces every curve — and pioneering what industry professionals have taken to calling “slow fashion.” The designer openly rejected empty, of-the-moment fads as well as the structure of biannual seasons and instead took his time, unhurried by press and releasing collections at his own pace. Most importantly, Alaïa was a visionary when it came to traditional notions of femininity and sexuality. At a time when loose, soft silhouettes were the norm, Alaïa’s sexy, waist-cinching hourglass and body-con outfits were shocking.

Alaïa’s “body-conscious clothes,” wrote fashion critic Suzy Menkes, “seemed a deliberate challenge — throwing down a sexist gauntlet in a feminist world.”

While powerful women such as Madonna, Michelle Obama, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington wear Alaïa’s creations today, his origins were remarkably humble.

Born to a farming family, Alaïa always had a creative streak. As a young boy, he would flip through women’s fashion magazines and quickly became interested in the design of women's clothing. He went on to study sculpture at the School of Fine Arts in Tunis and later worked as a tailor for a dressmaker before he found work creating garments based on Parisian haute couture designs. The combination of his classical training in sculpture and practical experience as a tailor convinced Alaïa that fashion was his calling. In 1957, he moved to Paris and worked for Christian Dior for less than a week before being fired. From there, Alaïa secured a job with Guy Laroche and opened his own maison in the 1970s.

At his core, Alaïa was a couturier who cut and sewed his samples himself. He also experimented with zips, seams, unexpected materials, textures, animal prints and floral patterns like an artist. Today, Alaïa’s clothes look untouched by the passage of time and the various trends that have materialized since their debut; they are as fresh, stylish and stunning as ever. His garments are pop-culture icons in their own right: Cher Horowitz, played by Alicia Silverstone in 1995’s Clueless, exasperated with a perpetrator holding her at gunpoint, declares, “But this is an Alaïa!”

Vintage Alaïa evening dresses, skirts and other attire continue to influence contemporary designers such as Nicolas Ghesquière and Hervé Léger. Not only are his clothes timeless in their glamour, but they also represent the groundbreaking vision of an artist, one who was known to proclaim, “I am not a designer. I am a couturier.”

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What is Azzedine Alaia known for?
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1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
Azzedine Alaia, a French fashion designer known as the “King of Cling,” is known for his body-hugging designs that were sculpted to celebrate the female form. On 1stDibs, find a variety of dresses from Azzedine Alaia.