Incredible Spring 1990 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Runway Look 50 Ivory Silk Dress Strapless That same applique work runs

That same applique work runs over the matching coat

The jacket is cut to skim over the chest

I have left the ends streaming down the back but you could wrap them so they fall at the front or really wrap them several times to give it more coverage

Some parts have an almost iridescent pale green finish to them and there are also muted deep golds and taupe

The embroidery is done in a autumn feeling combination of colors and the patterns covers the dress from just below the shoulders to the hem

Incredible Spring 1990 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Runway Look 50 Ivory Silk Dress Strapless That same applique work runsThe twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1990 Haute Couture collection. It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent. Its twin was shown under a jacket on model Gloria Burgess and we found the original sketch of the dress in my YSL folio. I thought it interesting to see that Gloria was not the original model intended for the dress and that there was a change by Yves as to who wore it on the actual runway and you can