This Roberto Cavalli dress is from a more recent collection and it is the kind of dress that you slip on when you want to make a statement. It is an easy-to-wear dress and very flattering once on the body. The stretch jersey fabric and chic leopard print are the perfect combination. The lines are simple and it has that perfectly easy but sexy feel. You literally just slip this over your head and done. Once it is on, it moves with you and highlights your curves. The dress has a high neckline and long sleeves. Each sleeve widens out as it near it's end. You are fully covered at the front but then when you turn there is a large open cut out at the back for an expanse of bare skin to show. It skims over your waist and hips and then falls to the floor in a column of jersey. On one side of the skirt there is a high scooped out slit that allows almost the full leg to show as you walk or move. It is one of the dresses that you just slip into and walk out feeling like a million bucks. The leopard print acts like a neutral in many ways and you can pair just about any colour with this to change up the look of it. It is an amazing print that works on almost any skin tone. Very sexy on. Excellent condition

Unlined slips on to wear with no closures. Tagged a Cavalli 38. The fabric has stretch and the measurements below are the comfortable range of that stretch when it's laying flat. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Sleeves: 28.5"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 15-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem
Slit: 32" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4832

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Yves loved a good leopard print but he did it in his own way and for the Fall 1992 presentation he did it in an amazing gold toned version. This is a stunning example of just how edgy he could be for this time period. This set is from the Rive Gauche collection and these were pieces that were sold separately. My client told me that she hunted to put the pieces together as they were sold out everywhere at the time. Several variations and pieces were shown on the runway in this print and we have included some of those examples here for you. 

This two piece set combines a beautifully cut jacket with pants that have an extremely wide leg so that they look like you are wearing a full length skirt. Yves did variations of his iconic suits every season for both his Couture and Rive Gauche presentations with skirts and pants of varying lengths and cuts. They were shaped and tweaked by Yves to be immensely flattering on the female body. I love this pair of pants and how they give the feeling of a more formal full length skirt. It is also fabulous that you can mix and match the pieces with pieces you already own. The incredible gold fabric and leopard print make the suit feel so luxe and yet still elegant and refined in feel. The jacket is tailored with a sleek cut that follows the curves of the body. It has a notched collar and the sleeves are set into the jacket so that they are wide at the top and narrow to big flipped over cuffs. Large domed gold toned metal buttons are set on a slight angle to close the jacket. It comes in at the waist and then flares over the hips. The gold on the fabric feels like it was painted directly onto the fabric and it catches the light as you move. The pants are cut in the same amazing leopard print as the jacket. They fall to the floor and are incredibly wide by the time they reach their hem. Each leg is a full 62" around by the hem. This makes them look like a fuller skirt when you are standing still but gives you the ease of wearing pants when you move. And they have pockets. His suits changed the way we approach womanswear and this one is especially fabulous. It is a wonderful example of how strong his tailoring was and it is an important piece of fashion history. Excellent condition

The jacket is lined in a brown silk and buttons to close at the front. The pants are unlined and close with a side zipper and button at the waist. Pockets on each hip. Padding in each shoulder of the jacket. I see a little bit of fading to the fabric under the arms of the jackets' lining. The jacket is tagged a 40 and the pants have no size tag present.

Jacket
Sleeves: 25"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom seam: to 23.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 26" from neck to hem at the longest point at the front, 22" at the back

Pants
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 44.5" from waist to hem with just under 2" turned under the hem
Inseam: 30.5" and the gusset is 21" from back of waist to inner leg seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4833

Reference Photos: Fall 1992 Yves Saint Laurent.

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