1976-77 Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Cream & Gold Braided Tie Belt designer-karl-lagerfeld Made of a stretch fluid

Made of a stretch fluid jersey

Even after all this time this is a favorite piece from all her collections

It is very rare to find all three pieces in these earlier suitings

leafs and water drops on a muted cream backdrop

They are always fully sequined and would have been done by hand

1976-77 Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Cream & Gold Braided Tie Belt designer-karl-lagerfeld Made of a stretch fluidThis is an incredible belt by Yves Saint Laurent and dates to the time period from when he was creating his famous Russian collection. You can see in the reference photos how this style of belt was used in a variety of colors and finishing details to perfectly set off the collection. This one is a chic cream ivory canvas on a natural leather base combination. It is trimmed with an ivory and gold braiding with long ivory and deep goldr braided ties. At