• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1984 collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan.
• It is also the exact dress that was worn by Krysta Rodriguez in 2023
• This is a beautiful example of the work being produced by Christian Dior in this time period.
• In the book Dior; Catwalk, the notes on the fall collection state that the collection was placed 'under the sign of opposites' and that he had looked to the work of Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock for inspiration. Pieces were adorned in drip embroidery and motifs and then he did a series of long sheath dresses that were 'accessorized with 'Pollock jewels" in jet and multi colour stones'.
• We found several photos of the twin of this dress on the runway which shows you how fabulous it is on the body.
• The dress is a true Haute Couture piece and has the appropriate numbered label intact. It would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier.
• The dress is made out of a soft textured silk velvet in a jet black. Using a velvet that has this added texture to it is an incredible choice as the dress catches the light in different ways as you move and it really makes it come to life.
• The cut is simple and sleek with a low front neckline that dips from an angle created over each shoulder. It slightly curves down to the centre and then the fabric is softly gathered from there to the waist.
• This leaves it with a slightly bloused over feel over the the nipped in waist.
• The sleeves are cut long and they slim down as they reach the wrists. There is a slight volume built in at the outer part of each shoulder. On the inside I see hand made silk cases that at one time had light padding in them but the padding has been removed at some point to give it a softer shape. You could easily have some padding put back in if you wanted a stronger shoulder.
• Inside the bodice is a more fitted and boned inner silk corseted piece that holds you in place while the silk velvet simply drapes softly over that outside.
• The skirt is cut to feel sleek and simple as it falls to the floor narrowing in slightly as it reaches the hem. A vent runs up the back so that you can walk.
• It is a beautiful and dramatic piece despite its simple lines. 
• Fully lined in a black silk and it has a built in bodice made of black silk. The inner bodice is boned and closes with its own zipper. The exterior dress closes with a back painted metal zipper. Each sleeve has a zipper at the cuff. Tagged with the Couture #19469. Silk hand made pads that have no padding inside each shoulder as described above. I see some small flaws to the silk on either side of the zipper on the inner corset. Please see the photo after the label shot. 
• There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please see the measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24.5" and they are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from shoulder to waist
Total length: 58.5" from waist to hem with 2.5" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5624

Reference Photos: (1-3) Fall 1984 Christian Dior Couture Runway.  /  (4) Fall 1984 Christian Dior Couture, credit unknown.  /  (5-7) Krysta Rodriguez, in this dress, for the opening of Bad Cinderella on Broadway, March 2023.

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• This is from the Christian Dior Spring 2007 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• Galliano often used inspiration from his Couture dresses when he looked to creating ready-to-wear pieces and vice versa and we have added a photo of the piece from the couture collection that has similar bead work.
•  The bodice is strapless with an inner boned and cupped corset that holds the dress in place.
• A panel wraps around the very top of the bodice with a double pleat detail running around the very the top edge.
• Under that the dress is wrapped around to overlap itself and on one side there are stitched pleats that open up at about the waist area and then continue to the hem. On the side that wraps under that there are top stitched seams set on angles towards the outer edge of the dress. All of this seamwork and stitching is subtle but adds this very interesting detail when you see it as a whole.
• From there the dress simply skims and drapes over you to the floor. Because of its generous cut through the body it will be easier to fit and is extremely comfortable once on the body. 
• It flares out slightly at the bottom to create a beautiful column over you. It is an incredible feat of patterning. 
• Floral designs made of fabric covered domed bead are mixed with prong set rhinestones. More rhinestones are scattered down the body of the dress to about the hip. These were all added by hand and you can clearly see that on the other side of the dress.
• The dress is unlined and has an inner boned and cupped corset that hooks to close at the side. The dress closes over that with a hidden set zipper. Hand finishes. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage Dior FR40, GB12, IT44, US8
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 11" from top of bodice to inner waist
Total length: 58" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5610

Reference Photo: Spring 2007 Christian Dior Couture, Look 32.

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• This dress is from the Spring 2003 Dior collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
  
• Vogue set of the collection that John Galliano "has rebranded the legendary Parisian house via high-octane couture shows that broach the wilder shores of creativity and are then filtered down to be instantly recognizable ready-to-wear pieces for Christian Dior addicts."
• I love that we have photos of Laetitia Casta wearing a gold version so you can see how spectacular this is on the body.
• To help visualize what this dress looks like on the body in black, we changed Laetitia's dress too black, which gives you a great idea of what the final result will be on.
• The dress is made from a bias cut black silk that has a slight texture to it that is beautiful. It is strapless and has an inner built-in and boned bodice to hold the dress in place around you.
• It's skim over the bus and he has used beautifully curved seaming to shape the dress in words at the waist, and then it curse back out over the hips.
• The back simply circles around to leave the entire upper back and shoulders bare and exposed.
• The skirt falls to the floor in a beautiful line. It is cut to curve over your hips and then flares out dramatically for the lower portion of the skirt. There's actually quite a bit of fabric in a lower skirt, and this allows it to move beautifully around you as you walk and move.
• Adding to the movement that the dress has is an exceptionally high slit that runs up one side all the way to just under the hip. This leaves an incredible amount of bare leg to show. It's just fantastic.
• Besides, that high slit, the star of the show on this dress is that incredible curved cut out that runs from the centre of the bodice on a graceful arc down to the hip.
• Interspersed along that cut out or four bows that are made of the same fabric. Each bow has been tied around the silk that connects the two pieces together.
• I love how there is an open, cut out between each bow all the way down that leaves that unexpected flash of skin.
• And then having a slit meet, the bottom bow at the side is just the perfect tie into it all. When you move and the slit opens and you see the leg everything just feels so perfectly designed in that absolutely perfect Galliano way.
  
• It is a really exceptional dress and is extremely sexy once on the body. 
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk chiffon with a lightly boned inner corset attached inside the bodice. It closes with a combination of a row of tiny silk covered buttons at the back that sit above a hidden set zipper that follows one of the curved seams. The inner corset closes with its own zipper. The bias cut and slight stretch of the fabric gives it some movement. I have given the comfortable range of the measurements while laying flat below. 
• Tagged a vintage Dior US6, GB10, FR38. 
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam. 
Inner waist: 13-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner bodice: 9.5" from neck to inner waist
Total length: 56" from top of the bodice to hem
Slit: 32.5" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5611

Reference Photos: Laetitia Casta in Dior at Cannes Film Festival, 2003

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2019 show for Look 86.
• It was made under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri.
• Maria said of the show that "I wanted to speak about dance with a different point of view, I think that dance and fashion are very close, for they both speak about the body. Modern choreographers speak about freedom." Vogue mentioned the "neo-Grecians frocks" saying that "It is a beautiful set of clothes that Chiuri has proposed for spring and one that takes many of the seasons trending boxes without seeming calculated or forced." 
• It was the second to last look on the runway and one of the best dresses shown. It is absolute magical in person.
• The dress is made out of a light weight muted dusty pink silk that is densely covered in a gold metallic thread. The underlying silk has a pattern worked through it and then the gold has been applied over that. 
• The gold metallic part is done in a leaf pattern that trails over the entire dress. The metallic gold catches the light from all angles and gives it this wonderful added extra texture. 
• As it nears the hem the gold begins to soften and gradually dissipates so that you get that unexpected soft wash of colour around the bottom. 
• The entire dress had been softly pleated and the pleating adds yet another layer of texture to the dress. 
• It is suspended from twisted straps that curve over the shoulder and cross over each other at the back. The front plunges into a V and the back is left bare underneath the crossed over straps. I love the curving angle of the sides. 
• The waist nips in and the skirt falls to the floor under that in a sweep of silk and gold thread. There is an incredible amount of fabric in the skirt. The fabric is feather light and so fine that when you stand still it falls in a column but moves around you with your slightest movement. 
• No matter how great the photos look it is that much better in person. The fabric is stunning. It is a really beautiful and wonderfully made dress. One of the best I have seen from her era at Dior.
• The dress is fully lined in a nude silk chiffon and closes with a hidden set back zipper. It is in its original uncut length and appears to have been worn very little if at all. 
• Tagged a modern Dior FR36, GB8, IT40, US4.
• Excellent condition 

Bust: approx 16-18" flat across from side to side with no true side seams
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 14" from top of natural shoulders to waist
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5603

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2019 Christian Dior, Look 86. Model Fran Summers.  /  (4-5) Spring 2019 Dior Ad Campaign photographed by Harley Weir.

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• The twin of this suit walked the Fall 2008 runway as Look 37
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• The show celebrated the 1960s with the opening music Simon & Garfunkel's 'Mrs. Robinson'. The models were styled with a nod to the 60s but in a highly exaggerated way.
• Galliano said of the show "I am always looking for heroines who make me dream"
• The suit is made from a brilliant green silk and cotton mix which keeps it light in weight but has enough structure to allow it to hold its intended shape perfectly.
• The collar is wide and exaggerated and the suit closes with matching silk covered buttons and hidden set snaps down the front.
• A little bow sits at the centre of the front and little flap pockets still have their tacking in place on each hip. The hips are shaped to curve outwards.
• The end of the sleeves and the around the entire hem is heavily embellished with big round silver discs, glass or stone polished pieces, mixed with little gold sequins.
• The skirt is cut in a little bit of a flare and will sit just above the knee depending on your height.
• Both pieces are lined in a green silk. The jacket snaps and buttons to close down the front and the skirt closes with a hidden set side zipper. I see a teeny darkened mark on the skirt near a seam and a teeny faint spot on the back that is very minor but mention for accuracy. There are some missing embellishments here and there. 
• The jacket is tagged at FR42, GB14, IT46, US10. The skirt is tagged FR36, GB8, IT40, US4.
• Excellent condition with the notes above.

Jacket
Sleeves: approx 20" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true seam
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom of jacket: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 21.5" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 19.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5580

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2008 Christian Dior, Look 37. Model Heidi Mount.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1984 collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan.
• It is also the exact dress that was worn by Krysta Rodriguez in 2023
• This is a beautiful example of the work being produced by Christian Dior in this time period.
• In the book Dior; Catwalk, the notes on the fall collection state that the collection was placed 'under the sign of opposites' and that he had looked to the work of Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock for inspiration. Pieces were adorned in drip embroidery and motifs and then he did a series of long sheath dresses that were 'accessorized with 'Pollock jewels" in jet and multi colour stones'.
• We found several photos of the twin of this dress on the runway which shows you how fabulous it is on the body.
• The dress is a true Haute Couture piece and has the appropriate numbered label intact. It would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier.
• The dress is made out of a soft textured silk velvet in a jet black. Using a velvet that has this added texture to it is an incredible choice as the dress catches the light in different ways as you move and it really makes it come to life.
• The cut is simple and sleek with a low front neckline that dips from an angle created over each shoulder. It slightly curves down to the centre and then the fabric is softly gathered from there to the waist.
• This leaves it with a slightly bloused over feel over the the nipped in waist.
• The sleeves are cut long and they slim down as they reach the wrists. There is a slight volume built in at the outer part of each shoulder. On the inside I see hand made silk cases that at one time had light padding in them but the padding has been removed at some point to give it a softer shape. You could easily have some padding put back in if you wanted a stronger shoulder.
• Inside the bodice is a more fitted and boned inner silk corseted piece that holds you in place while the silk velvet simply drapes softly over that outside.
• The skirt is cut to feel sleek and simple as it falls to the floor narrowing in slightly as it reaches the hem. A vent runs up the back so that you can walk.
• It is a beautiful and dramatic piece despite its simple lines. 
• Fully lined in a black silk and it has a built in bodice made of black silk. The inner bodice is boned and closes with its own zipper. The exterior dress closes with a back painted metal zipper. Each sleeve has a zipper at the cuff. Tagged with the Couture #19469. Silk hand made pads that have no padding inside each shoulder as described above. I see some small flaws to the silk on either side of the zipper on the inner corset. Please see the photo after the label shot. 
• There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please see the measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24.5" and they are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from shoulder to waist
Total length: 58.5" from waist to hem with 2.5" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5624

Reference Photos: (1-3) Fall 1984 Christian Dior Couture Runway.  /  (4) Fall 1984 Christian Dior Couture, credit unknown.  /  (5-7) Krysta Rodriguez, in this dress, for the opening of Bad Cinderella on Broadway, March 2023.

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• This is a phenomenal set whose twib walked the runway for the Spring 1989 Nina Ricci show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Gerard Pipart.
• The stress is interesting because it has the main label normal tags, but inside it is almost completely made by hand and finished to a demi-couture level. We often see this with pieces that were special ordered and made in the Paris atelier but where the client did not get fitted at the Couture atelier.
• Both pieces are made out of a feather light silk chiffon. This fabric choice holds the colours beautifully. 
• The neckline has elastic all around its edge and this is what allows you to wear it up on one shoulder and then it just falls into place around you. Because it does have that has elastic all the way around you, it is extremely easy to fit since the bodice underneath is full and easy.
• It is gathered across the top of that one shoulder and then the sleeve extends out from there. The sleeve is extremely full and easy with a gorgeous balloon cut. More elastic sits at the cuff which lets it hug the wrist while the silk balloons out over it.
• The bodice is draped and easy over you and skims down to an elastic finished waist that makes fitting it very flexible. If you wanted more shape you could easily add a belt.
• The silk skirt is set into a banded waist and then falls in a series of cleats under that. Please are set in all along the waist band and then open up from there to the hem. The opening and softness of the pleats as they run down the length of the skirt is what gives the skirt its incredible volume.
• There is so much silk in the skirt and the pictures don't truly portrayed the amount of movement that it has when you move. If you were to lay this out and open the skirt it is more than a full circle around. That volume combined with the lightness of the fabric gives you incredible movement when you move.
• The sides of the skirt hangs slightly longer for added movement.
• This is an absolutely stunning example of his for the label work during this time period and this particular cut for the warmer months. 
• I also love the added ad versatility of it being two pieces so that you can mix and match either with things you already own.
• Both pieces are unlined. The top has a slight bit of transparency to it because it's only a single layer of silk chiffon. The top slipped over the head and the elastic adjusts to the wearer. The skirt. closes with a side set zipper and hook & eye on the waistband. It appears that the hooks on the waist have been moved over by one inch at some point. If you needed an extra inch at the waist you could move them back. There is perhaps the slightest bit of fading on the waistband. It is extremely minor and just mentioned for accuracy.
• Both pieces are tagged Ricci 42
• Excellent condition with the minor note above

Top
Sleeve: 23" and it is full and easy through the upper arm
Bust: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam and will just drape into place on a smaller frame.
Elastic waist: 14-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approximately 18" from top of the shoulder to the waist and it extends another 7" past the waist. The fabric of the top is meant to blouse over the waist so you can wear it wherever you want.

Skirt
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam and see note above.
Hips: open
Total length: 42" from waist to the longest part of the hem 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5614

Reference Photo: Spring 1989 Nina Ricci.

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• The Richilene label was launched around 1970 and lasted to about 1990 or so.
• It was a New York based label and was designed by Ilene Pacun and her husband Richard. The name came by combining their two first names which I only found out recently, and I thought was a cute little detail. They focused on party dresses for the most part and had a pretty wide range of options price wise.
• By the mid-1980s their prices ranged from about $200-$2000 and the higher and pieces were very well made.
• I can't help but think that this is a more attainable version of the famous 1986 Chanel with its removable sleeves.
• The dress is made out of a beautiful deep blue netting that has little dots worked through the tulle. The choice of this particular fabric gives it the structure to hold the shape but still keeps it fairly light in weight once on the body.
• The bodice is strapless and there is inner boning for support. The boning continues down the sides on either side to help hold the dress in place. The waist curves in a bit and then the skirt is set in just at the top of the hip. I love how this gives the illusion of extra length through the body.
• The entire bodice has been heavily detailed with iridescent deep blue sequins that are set in a curving swirling pattern. They have been densely applied so that they overlap each other. This allows them to catch the light in different ways to create a really pretty effect.
• Onto this are embroidered and beaded flowers that have petals set up and off the dress for a slight 3-D effect. These go all the way around the upper bodice.
• The skirt is very long and full. It flows to the floor in a cascade of that beautiful dotted netting and there are five layers making up the skirt. The top two layers are the blue netting and then there is a organza layer under that that has a shimmering finish to it. Under that is a black layer of stiffen netting and then there is a final blue layer inside and under that.
• The very top layer has an edging of stiffened netting all the way around it, and that helps hold the shape and give it a pretty finish. All of the volume you see in these photos are from the skirt and all of these built in under skirts.
• The final perfect touch are the incredible removable half sleeves that you just slip on to wear. They have stiffened tulle inside which helps to give them that puff. An elastic sits at each end of each sleeve for an easy fit. I have pushed them up on the arms of the dress form so they are very full but you could also wear them a little more stretched out if you wished.
• The dress has a bit of a fantasy princess feel that I love.
• The bodice is lined in a deep blue muslin and the skirt is lined as described above. It closes with a back set zipper. The sleeves have a stiffened tulle interior and elastic on each end so they just slip onto the arm. 
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition.

Sleeves: each sleeve is up to 14" long and can be worn to be up to half that size in length. The elastic at each end stretches up to approximately 20"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist:12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at bottom of bodice: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips at inner lining: to 24"flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 12.5" from top of the bodice to the seam at the bottom of the bodice
Total length: 53" from top of the bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5586

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• This wonderful piece dates to the 1980s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• The coat is made out of a stunning iridescent blue silk. This fabric choice keeps it light in weight but also holds the lines and shape that he intended it to have.
• One of the best things about this is that as fabulous as it works as a Great Coat you could potentially also wear it as a dress.
• The shoulders are structured but soft with only light padding built inside to help give it shape and some soft structure.
• This leads are incredible. They are gathered into the top of the shoulder so that they are extremely full and below out into an almost balloon sleeves from the shoulder all the way to where they are brought in for the wrist. Under that each cuff has been detailed with pleat work that wraps all the way around and sit softly over the hands.
• The body of the piece is cut to skim over you in a more generous way. It is shaped to come in through the waist and then curves back out over the hips.
• The lower skirts of the coat are very full and there's a tremendous amount of fabric in them. This makes it move, fantastically around you as you move.
• It closes down the front with a row of incredible and oversized black frog knots that are completely beaded by hand. I love the glamour that these add to the piece.
• At the small of the back, there is a larger version of the front frog knots that is also fully beaded. So that bit of drama is carried over to there as well.
• Pockets have been placed on either hip for the perfect finish.
• The coat is fully lined in the same blue silk taffeta as the exterior. Inside, it has a wide inner elastic waist corset that wraps around the inner waist and hooks into place. It closes down the front with the frog knots and a series of hidden hooks and hidden silk covered snaps. Shallow pockets along each hip and there is light padding in each shoulder. I see. some teeny marks and teeny breaks along the very edge of the hem and the front. These make no impact but are mentioned for accuracy.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition 

Sleeves: 28" and the upper arms are full and open
Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 60" from neck to front hem, 62" to the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5587

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• The twin of this dress with a brown cape walked the Haute Couture YSL runway for Fall 1998 for Look 79.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The press declared "The youthful influence has faded what remains is the enthusiasm and the desire to raise Couture to the height of art." The collection symbolized the recognition of the sacred power of the feminine. "No one is better than Yves Saint Laurent at making observations of his time."
• Both pieces have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier and I have included a snap of the original sketch from my YSL folio.
• The dress is made out of a rich brown silk and all of the seams have been covered with hand set panels of a brown velvet. This emphasizes the structure and cut of the dress.
• At the front there are two large bows made of a green silk faille that are attached to the dress by brown velvet loops. On top of the loops are two oversized handmade buttons covered with tiny handset metallic gold finished brown sequins.
• The cape is made out of a heavy green silk faille and slips over the shoulders to wear with a little straps along the top shoulder
• The cape has a good weight because of the sheer amount of fabric in it. Bows are set all the way around the edges of the entire cape.
• The dress has a cupped and boned inner corset that closes with its own zipper. An inner waist stay hooks to close. A hidden set zipper is set under one of the side velvet panels to close the dress over the inner corset. There are some small nicks and scuffs on the silk of the lower portion of the dress starting just under the bottom bow. Please see the photos provided. 
• The cape has a fair amount of marks and discolouration. This is seen primarily along the bottom of the front where many of the bows and some of the cape's fabrics have a pink stain on them. There is also a watermark that runs faintly around almost all of the cape and some yellowing here and there. One bow is missing from the bottom to the left of the centre seam but you could easily just move the bow opposite to it towards the centre and it would look fine. Some of the seams show strain and the start of splitting from hanging and the weight of the cape. Please see the photos provided. 
• The overall value of the price is based primarily on the dress and the cape is just taken into account for its historical importance as part of the set.
• Both pieces have their appropriate Haute Couture tags
• The dress is in great condition with the small flaws as noted above and shown in photos and the cape is in wearable condition with its flaws noted and shown in photos.

Dress
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 32" from top of bodice to hem

Cape
Total length approx 42" from neck to ends of the bows and should fit any size

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5579

Reference Photos/Video: (1-6) Fall 1988 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture.  /  (7-9) Fall 1988 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sketches.

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