Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1984 Haute Couture Dress and Capelet designer-pierre-cardin This fabric choice also gives

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

You can layer it over other pieces or wrap and belt it

At the back it closes with a long series of tightly spaced fabric covered buttons

I also see grubbiness and a couple of pinholes around the hem

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

Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1984 Haute Couture Dress and Capelet designer-pierre-cardin This fabric choice also givesThe Shrimpton Couture Archives Reference Photo: Fall 1984 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Runway.