Fantastic Fall 1986 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Strapless Deep Purple-Blue Hand Gathered Velvet Dress Platinum I love how the panels

I love how the panels curve around the body

Measures 55" x 55"

5" flat across the exterior of the entire upper shoulder

Waist: will stretch 13-16" flat across from side seam to side seam

This dress is from those very early days designing the London label directly under the eyes of the very young Yves Saint Laurent

Fantastic Fall 1986 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Strapless Deep Purple-Blue Hand Gathered Velvet Dress Platinum I love how the panelsThe twin of the dress walk the runway for the Fall 1986 collection. It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent On the runway it was shown in both this colour and also in a red. The dress is constructed in a way that creates its unusual gathered velvet technique. It is also what gives it an amazing tactile feel when its touched. The colour of the velvet is a beautiful deep purple that in certain lights has a touch of a blue