1978 Important Silk Taffeta Yves Saint Laurent Set designer-thea-porter The inner dress is made

The inner dress is made off silk crepe and closed with a painted metal zipper

The corded pattern is stitched on by hand onto layer of silk netting

It is feather light and you are barely conscious of wearing anything

Every Ossie Clark dress is special but when it's an Ossie done with a Celia Birtwell print

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1978 Important Silk Taffeta Yves Saint Laurent Set designer-thea-porter The inner dress is madeThis is an exceptional silk taffeta, tiered and ruffled ball gown skirt paired with its matching top and original sash. In the "Yves Saint Laurent" book, published by The Metropolitan Museum 1984, a dress with similar ruffle treatment is shown and mention made of the sleeve treatment that year. This Rive Gauche version would have been based on that Haute Couture gown from the 1977 78 collection. Yves designed these "poetic taffeta gowns in what might