yves saint laurent

Chic c.1973 Yves Saint Laurent Black Gauzy Feeling Silk Chiffon Dress w Pattern & Full Sleeves

  • This neckline and silhouette was seen around the 1973 time period and this is a very pretty example of that era.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent. 
  • The fabric is a beautiful light weight black silk chiffon that has a pattern cut out from a similar fabric fused onto that. I love this play on transparency that it gives the silk.
  • The cut of the dress is incredible and very easy to wear. The neckline is squared off at the front and then scoops at the back. 
  • The border of the neckline has been finished in the same fabric and love the suggestion of a yoke collar that this creates.
  • The sleeves are fabulous. Each is cut to be very full so that they balloon out over their elastic cuffs. They are not lined so you get that pretty transparency between the fused on pattern. 
  • The cut through the bodice is very loose and easy. It simply skims over you to the slightly dropped waist seam. 
  • The waist is cut very generously and for some of these photos I have tied a black ribbon around where the natural waist sits so that you can see how it looks once you add more shape. I love that you can wear it either way. 
  • The skirt falls from the dropped seam and is gathered in tiny gathers all the way around. This allows the skirt to flare and open out slightly as it nears the floor. An extra wide ruffle of the same fabric runs around the lower portion of the skirt to create two tiers. There is no lining through the skirt so it allows you to wear as little or much underneath as you wish.
  • The quality of the fabric is beautiful and the workmanship in this dress is fabulous. It really showcases just what a genius he was that he could create such a simple piece with such a masterful hand. 
  • I love the play on transparency the dress has and the dress in person is even prettier than how it photoed here I think.
  • The dress is lined through the bodice to the drop seam of the waist and the sleeves and skirt are unlined. It slips over the head to wear. The ribbon ties around the waist and some photos are not original to the dress but will be included.
  • Tagged a vintage YSL 38.
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 21" and they are full and open around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true seams
Bust - natural waist: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Dropped seam: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural hips: open
Bodice: 23" from top of shoulder to dropped waist
Total length: 55" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5539

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