1978 Important Silk Taffeta Yves Saint Laurent Set designer-thea-porter Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SM

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SM

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

It slips on and falls into place in a somple sheath

The skirt is very full and cut on the bias so it actually skims over the hips and then flares out to all that wonderful fullness

Before Hermes had a presence in the US they sold their goods through Bonwit Teller and the label on these piece had both houses

1978 Important Silk Taffeta Yves Saint Laurent Set designer-thea-porter Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SMThis 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