Fall 1974 Yves Saint Laurent Runway & Ad Campaign Black Silk Jersey Dress w Cord Detailing designer-estevez On a smaller frame

On a smaller frame

These were one of her most iconic designs

It is light and easy to wear with a simple design so that the pattern of the fur can shine through

early 1940s topper is pure high drama

The cameo is exquisitely carved in full 3D relief and set on a blackened backdrop and has an ivory like appearance though I do believe it is also celluloid

Fall 1974 Yves Saint Laurent Runway & Ad Campaign Black Silk Jersey Dress w Cord Detailing designer-estevez On a smaller frameThis dress is the twin of the dress shown on the runway for the Fall 1974 collection. It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent. Besides being seen on the runway, it was shot for the ad campaign that season and also shot for two separate editorials making it highly documented for that time frame. The dress is gorgeous and the black silk jersey that it is made out of is part of what makes it so fabulous. Onto the jersey are braided