Fall 1981 Yves Saint Laurent Silver Silk Dress w Lace Netting & Sequin Detailing designer-annacat Back Length: 80" from waist

Back Length: 80" from waist to hem

A matching glittering crystal button sits on each cuff

scuffing and fraying to the edges of the hem

He also eventually sold his one of a kind designs at Elizabeth Arden's

All these various elements have then come together on this dress and the result is magical

Fall 1981 Yves Saint Laurent Silver Silk Dress w Lace Netting & Sequin Detailing designer-annacat Back Length: 80" from waistThe lines of this dress are pure Yves Saint Laurent for this time period. It is just extraordinary. For the skirt of the dress he has used a silver grey silk taffeta. This fabric choice gives it the volume that you see and helps to support the edging that circles the entire hem. For that he chose a black, sequin detailed lace. This same sequin and lace fabric was then used for the bodice. The dress is suspended from the shoulders by two thin silk