Spring 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Grosgrain, Dotted Net & Silk Strapless Dress w Bows designer-jean-muir Adding that nude layer gives

Adding that nude layer gives the dress a bit of an illusion of wearing next to nothing underneath

Inseam: 30î (dropped slightly)

white ostrich feathers

† The piece work to create the skirting in particular is extraordinary - it actually used curved seams where the panels are inserted to create the shape

silver and copper

Spring 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Grosgrain, Dotted Net & Silk Strapless Dress w Bows designer-jean-muir Adding that nude layer givesThis dress is a version of the dress I just recently sold in the shop with just a slight change in the design. Yves sent a series of these dresses down the runway that year including a shorter version to this one where the smaller bands on the dress were done in multi colors and an all black long one that was used in the 1987 ad campaign. I have included these reference photos for you so that you can see just how great this dress is on the body. In