Documented 1980 Yves Saint Laurent Purple Silk Taffeta Ruffle Dress designer-christian-lacroix It is truly a wonderful

It is truly a wonderful dress and when you see it in person you will be astounded at the level of craftsmanship and care put into the construction

I love the boldness and size of the mesh discs on this one -that combined with the shininess of the silver is amazing

This combination makes a high impact in the simplest of ways and solidified Beene as one of the great American designers

There is a white elastic that runs through the waist and it is visible through the fabric but this is how it was made originally

It is a good weight fabric - think a luxury towel

Documented 1980 Yves Saint Laurent Purple Silk Taffeta Ruffle Dress designer-christian-lacroix It is truly a wonderfulThis is an exceptional iridescent silk taffeta and velvet, tiered and ruffled ball gown skirted gown by Yves Saint Laurent. It is actually the second one I have in the shop at the moment. The other one has a more pink toned, fuchsia color to the silk taffeta parts and is a smaller size 38. A similar gown was shown for the 1979 80 Haute Couture collection by Yves with the same high low skirt treatment. That Haute Couture look was then translated into