• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1978 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• We found a reference photo from the runway and it's twin was also used in the ad campaign that season.
• The reference photos show the dress with a sash that is in a solid print. When the dresses were produced and sold in the shops they were sent with matching dotted tie belts.
• I have photoed it here both loose and easy without the tie belt  so you can see how it can be worn as more of a caftan feel and with the belt tied to add shape.
• The dress is made out of a single layer of a black silk chiffon with a multi-colour dot print screened onto the chiffon. It is extremely light-in-weight and moves very beautifully.
• The neckline of the top is set wide across and has an elastic finish so that you can wear it off of the shoulder for a bare expanse of skin to show. I love the little ruffled detail along the edge that the elastic gathering creates.
• Sleeves extend straight out from there and are extremely full and open. They are brought in at the cuff and he repeated the same elastic gathering detail just like on the neckline.
• Under that the dress skims and opens to be very full and easy all the way down to the hem. This gives an incredible movement around you because of the ultra-light weight of the fabric.
• To get a more defined feeling through the middle you just tie the belt and cinch it in as much as you wish. On the runway and in the ad campaign it was styled belted with a solid wider sash. I love that it shows that by changing up the look of the belt it changes up the look of the dress.
  
• It is very full by the hem and I love how the bottom is finished with a very wide band of the same fabric. The front is cut shorter than the back and that extra ruffle around the bottom and the changing length all help to really allow it to move around you.
• This is an absolutely stunning example of his work during this time period and I love that it is so well documented.
• The dress is unlined and it weighs very little. It slips over the head to wear with elastic through the neckline. Each cuff has elastic. The open and loose cut should allow it to fit a wide range of sizes. The belt is original to the dress and is included. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• The dress is tagged a YSL 36
  
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 25" and the upper arms are very full and easy
Bust: "16-23 flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: open
Total length: approximately 47" from top of bodice to shortest point at the front and the back falls to approximately 59" at the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5795

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• This dress and jacket set dates to 1976.
• It was made under the creative direction of Gnyuki Torimaru.
• Gnyuki Torimaru started out as an architect before becoming a textile engineer and then a designer. He worked for Louis Feraud, Pierre Cardin and Norman Norell before striking out on his own in 1972.
• Shortly after the launch of his couture label he teamed up with Rembrandt, and also did a second line called Yuki2, to produce a ready-to-wear line that had the feel of his couture pieces but was available at locations outside of his atelier. 
• His name became very well known around the globe after creating pieces for Princess Diana’s visit to Japan in 1986. 
• An entire exhibit was dedicated to him at the Kobe Fashion Museum "Gnyuki Torimaru: Legendary Fashion Designer" in 2019.
• A similar dress was famously shot on Jerry Hall for Vogue in 1976
• The fabric on both pieces is a light in weight deep blue jersey that has a soft slinky feel to it.
• The dress and jacket are both very easy to wear despite their dramatic presence. Both have a loose and easy cut through the entire body.
• The dress slips over the head to wear and is suspended by straps that curve up and around on either side of your neck.
• The entire front and back have been gathered into the middle of the strap. This gathering at the front is key to the design of the dress. It creates that beautiful draped feel that runs all the way to the hem all the way around you.
• The sides drape down from the bust area and it is very full and generous through the waist and hips.
• From there it swoops down to the hem to create that unbelievably dramatic effect. The bias cut lets it move around you beautifully when you move.
• Over that is a simple jacket that also slips on and has no closures.
• The colour is notched and the sleeves extend out the soft shoulders. They are cut to slightly narrow as they reach their ends and are meant to sit, just past the elbow.
• The body of the jacket is gathered into a shoulder yolk, and then it falls freely around you. It stops just short of length of the dress to create a pretty silhouette.
• Everything about this dress has a feel of organic movement and drama. It is a remarkable dress and jacket set and even more stunning on.
• I always love when something has two pieces because it really lets you mix a match with things you already own.
• Both pieces are unlined and slip onto wear. The dress has a hook and eye above a small keyhole at the back up the neck. The jacket has no closures. Its easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. On a smaller frame it will just drape more. 
• Both pieces are tagged a vintage UK Yuki 12
• Excellent condition. 

Dress
Bust: 16-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: to 25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approximately 60" from top of straps to hem

Jacket
Sleeves: approximately 20"and they are 16"around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam 
Bust: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: open with no front closure
Total length: 49.5" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: " from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5796

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• This is an exceptionally beautiful Jean Patou dress. 
  
• Jean Patou once said "Certain dressmakers desire to pass for an artist. I have one ambition: that is to have good taste." This dress is the very epitome of that statement.
  
• It is one of the most beautiful dresses that I have had come through my hands.
• The dress combines a crepe chiffon for the ruffles and sash with a beautifully printed bias cut silk organza through the body.
• It is suspended from tiny straps made out of the printed silk organza and these curve up and over each shoulder. The neckline is cut fairly straight across at the front and has a slight scoop at the back.
• All the way around the edge of the neckline are three stacked layers of softly pleated ruffles. There are two that are in a deep fuchsia pink that has a slight red undertone and then a blue layer sits in between those. The movement these create once on is fantastic.
• Around the hem is a double layer of ruffles with the pink on top and a blue underneath. The ruffles at the hem are wider and tie everything beautifully together.
• Under the ruffles the bodice skims over to a seamed waist. The pattern on the bodice has a blue base with yellow and pink flowers.
• At the waist the pattern between there and where the ruffle start on the hem changes to a more intricate print that brings in yellows, soft pink and greens. It is spectacular. 
• The skirt widens out quite substantially as it reaches the hem. They add just enough weight so that it moves beautifully around you as you move as well as adding to the beauty of the dress.
• The dress comes with it's original matching wide sash that hooks in place around the waist. It is the same colour as the pink parts of the ruffles. I love how this cinches in the shape. It is the perfect finishing touch. You could also wear a thinner belt if you wished or even wear no belt, but it does look spectacular once altogether.
• The dress is fully lined in a blue silk and has a ton of hand finishes inside. I have photoed an inner seam for you to see. It closes with a back zipper. The lining has a hidden panels of stiffening throughout the lower portion of the skirt so that the shape is held better. I see some slight fading around the very inside edge of the top but it is nothing that shows outside. Some minor fraying to the top of the straps. Please see the photos after the label shot. The sash hooks to close. 
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition with the minor notes above

Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 17" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to hem
Sash: 29" from end to end and it is 6.5" and it's wide this part

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5792

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1977 Dior show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan.
• I have had several other dresses from this collection and it is a personal favourite season in Dior's history.
• I am very happy to have photo references so you can see how fantastic this dress sits on the body and how it can also be worn belted for added shape.
• The dress is made out of a feather light silk chiffon and comes with its original matching ivory silk slip that can be worn underneath.
• I shot the dress with the shoulders up because the slip underneath has a little straps. On the runway it was shown off the shoulder and I love that you have the option of wearing it either way.
• It has a red and two different blue tone abstract stripe print that runs over the entire dress. You can see how he has manipulated the directions of the stripe to highlight the detailing and shape of the dress.
• Matching ties run through the neckline and this is what allows you to bring the neckline in or to wear it more loos and off of the shoulder. Two more ties close the front under that.
• The sleeves are fantastic. They are very wide where they come out from the body of the dress and then are gathered in at the wrist. They each have a little tie bow and elastic around the cuff with a ruffled finish.
• The body of the dress is very full and open and should fit just about any size.
• I love the inset at the front and how it has just the perfect amount of detail and contrast with the stripes going the other way.
• Around the hem is a wide band that also has the stripes placed the other way to the rest of the dress.
• At the back it falls with a more caped feel if you choose to wear it without a belt. If you do add a belt, you can bring the length up as much as you wish. The styling possibilities are endless.
• The outer dress is unlined and it comes with its matching inner slip. You could switch the switch out for another colour to get a different feel. The dress slips over the head to wear and then ties at the front as described above. The inner slip zips to close at the side. I see some minor pulls in the silk here and there. Please see the photo after the label shot. It is an extraordinary dress from this time period. The dress should fit pretty much any frame and you could always wear a different sized slip underneath if you need more room. Hand finishes throughout.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements list listed below.
• Excellent condition with the minor note above.

Dress
Sleeves: approximately 22"and they are full and open around the upper arm
Bust:-hips: to 33" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approximately 56" from shoulder to hem

Slip:
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 48" from shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: Outer dress OSFA, slip SML-MED

Item# DD5793

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• The mainline version of this dress dates to 1973 and then this RTW version was released in 1974.
• It was made under the creative direction of Gnyuki Torimaru.
• Gnyuki Torimaru started out as an architect before becoming a textile engineer and then a designer. He worked for Louis Feraud, Pierre Cardin and Norman Norell before striking out on his own in 1972.
• Shortly after the launch of his couture label he teamed up with Rembrandt to produce a ready-to-wear line that had the feel of his couture pieces but was available at locations outside of his atelier. 
• His name became very well known around the globe after creating pieces for Princess Diana’s visit to Japan in 1986. 
• An entire exhibit was dedicated to him at the Kobe Fashion Museum "Gnyuki Torimaru: Legendary Fashion Designer" in 2019. The twin of the dress was also shot for several publications in both 1973 and 1974.
  
• This dress is amazing and it is an incredible statement piece.
• The fabric is a light-in-weight ivory jersey that has a soft slinky feel to it.
• The dress is very easy to wear despite its dramatic presence. It is cut very loose and easy through the entire body and the sleeves are phenomenal.
• The neckline is done in a phenomenal plunge that goes right down to the waist. The jersey is gathered into the waist from the sides to create the soft vertical draping that you see.
• The gathering at the front and the deep plunge are key features to the design of the dress. It is what creates that beautiful draped feel that runs all the way to the hem.
• The sleeves are created by extending out the jersey from the body of the dress. Each one starts incredibly wide as it comes out from below the waist area and then narrows down to a extra long cuff that closes with two buttons at their ends.
• The extreme volume above the long defined cuffs are what helps them to billow up above the wrist more.
• This design leaves the caftan completely opened on the sides from the bust area all the way down through the waist and hips.
• From there it swoops down to the hem to create the unbelievably dramatic draping down each side and it lets the fabric billow around you beautifully when you move.
• At the back it falls in one swoop of fabric to give an almost caped effect
• The movement and boldness of the design is amazing to see. Everything about this dress has a feel of organic movement and drama. It is a remarkable dress and even more stunning on.
• The dress is unlined and it closes at the front at the base of the plunge with a zipper. There is a jersey covered elastic piece that you can step into around the waist if you wish. It could also be worn without that if you need more room. The outer jersey layer is tremendously voluminous and its easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. On a smaller frame it will just drape more. 
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition. 

Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust-hips: open
Total length: 59" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5790

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