Fantastic Fall 1986 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Strapless Deep Purple-Blue Hand Gathered Velvet Dress designer-ruben-panis The bodice is cut to

The bodice is cut to skim over you and the shoulders extend out to the sleeves with no seam there

The design is based on a classic sleeved

or even more as a cape with the inner piece either pulled up as a dress or left low as a skirt

Built in boning through the bodice

The edges are left raw so it has a deconstructed feel

Fantastic Fall 1986 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Strapless Deep Purple-Blue Hand Gathered Velvet Dress designer-ruben-panis The bodice is cut toThe twin of the dress walk the runway for the Fall 1986 collection. It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent On the runway it was shown in both this colour and also in a red. The dress is constructed in a way that creates its unusual gathered velvet technique. It is also what gives it an amazing tactile feel when its touched. The colour of the velvet is a beautiful deep purple that in certain lights has a touch of a blue