1971 Yves Saint Laurent Gold & Black Velvet Dress designer-hanae-mori Hand covered silk buttons close

Hand covered silk buttons close the front and a satin sash is attached at the waist

It ties on either side of the waist through silver grommets picking up from a corseting detail

The fabric of the body is all a poly jersey and has stretch

whose slight transparency give the dress a layer of texture and depth over the inner white silk lining

1971 Yves Saint Laurent Gold & Black Velvet Dress designer-hanae-mori Hand covered silk buttons closeThis dress is made from a combination of a inky black velvet through the body with a gold flowers in a black silk chiffon adoring the sleeves and skirt. The floral design is made from a combination of gold lame eyelash thread and curving lines of velvet fused onto the silk. At the from of the dipped neckline sits a pretty flower made from velvet, feathers and beads. The lines through the body are long and lean and have an almost flapper quality to the