Documented Fall 1973 Haute Couture Yves Saint Laurent Silk Gown designer-geoffrey-beene with a straight cut through

with a straight cut through the body with just a hint of shape at the waist

Suitable for the collector or twenties enthusiast this little beauty is no longer perfect but still wearable and an excellent and rare example of day wear form the period

Each of those 3 dimensional triangles are set by hand and each is lined in a red silk

Note that the hips are smaller and the top cut larger as was the style - if the top fits you can wear it unbuttoned and if the hips fit you

Documented Fall 1973 Haute Couture Yves Saint Laurent Silk Gown designer-geoffrey-beene with a straight cut throughI had this listed as from a slightly earlier collection based on the range of time that I knew the owner was purchasing couture during, and also on similar gowns from another season. However, since then I have found the editorial from Vogue, 1973 featuring a young Catherine Deneuve and am certain that this is the twin of this dress. It also apparently appears in the September issue of Elle from that same year but I have yet to hunt that one down. I