Incredible Fall 1993 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Black Silk Chiffon Dress W Ruffle Full Sleeves designer-paco-rabanne slight stiffening and structure that

slight stiffening and structure that the fabric needs to hold its shape while the addition of the silk gives the fabric a lightness and very subtle touch of sheen

Jeanne Paquin was French and one of the first great couturiers

I took a photo of the dress without the sash as well so you can see how full it can look

Neck: 16" aroundBust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam and narrowing to 17" at the hemLength: 17

The waist stay inside the waist closes with hook & eye

Incredible Fall 1993 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Black Silk Chiffon Dress W Ruffle Full Sleeves designer-paco-rabanne slight stiffening and structure thatThis is an interesting dress because Yves used the same pink feather styling that he did in this collection for a longer but very similar Haute Couture version that season. On the runway this dress was styled with a pink feather collar and then produced without. From a practical stand point it does make it far easier to get multiple wears out of it. It otherwise is identical to the runway version in design. Yves was a designer who mixed and matched