Fall 1982 Yves Saint Laurent Dramatic Sleeve Silk Taffeta & Velvet Jacket designer-harvey-berin There is no other fabric

There is no other fabric outside of his silk jerseys that capture the beauty and depth of his designs then the velvets

The dress was a touch too large on my mannequin so in real life will sit a little better on a girl who is the correct size for the dress

Bodice: approx 10" from mid neck to where beads end at waist

Measures 15" total height from bottom of band to top of feathers x 20" total width

The sweetheart neckline and front pleating detail on the bust are finished with a little romantic bow

Fall 1982 Yves Saint Laurent Dramatic Sleeve Silk Taffeta & Velvet Jacket designer-harvey-berin There is no other fabricThis amazing Rive Gauche jacket by Yves Saint Laurent would have been based on the Haute Couture collection of that season and you can still see the influence of his earlier Russian collection in its cut. As time progressed he exaggerated the lines he used in the 1977 collection even more and the sleeves evolved to a far more dramatic version that we see here. The jacket is constructed from a combination of two of his signature fabric choices silk