1985 Yves Saint Laurent Red Crushed Velvet Wrap Plunge Dress designer-zandra-rhodes It is that perfect mix

It is that perfect mix of refined elegance with a sort of school girl innocence that when on seems not so innocent

the jacket nips in at the waist and then flares out slightly at the front

Dramatic jewel detail add a luxe detail

The buttons are glass pearls

The base is a black silk crepe that is cut to mold itself to the curves of the girl who wears this

1985 Yves Saint Laurent Red Crushed Velvet Wrap Plunge Dress designer-zandra-rhodes It is that perfect mixThroughout various collections during the eighties Yves did several variations of these draped wrap dresses. They were made in a variety of vibrant beautiful colors and different fabrications. The best ones had the deep plunging front that you see on this one. This particular design also has amazing sleeves that are very full just above their cuffs. This gives the dress a bit of a forties feel to it that I love. For this one he used a red crushed