Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1984 Haute Couture Dress and Capelet designer-pierre-cardin It is so rare to

It is so rare to find any information on the earlier cruise collections and I was very pleased to have found these photos for this dress

It is made from a deep teal blue green silk chiffon and in person is a touch deeper in tone and even richer in feel

The gold thread and sequins follow a pattern screened onto silk netting

Inner waist-hips: to 27" flat across from side seam to side seam

This fabric choice also gives it the structure to hold the extensive appliqué work that has been added to it

Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1984 Haute Couture Dress and Capelet designer-pierre-cardin It is so rare toThe Shrimpton Couture Archives Reference Photo: Fall 1984 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Runway.