Important Spring 1993 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture One Shoulder Silk Crepe Dress promo Crosses over and buttons onto

Crosses over and buttons onto place at the front with a zipper underneath

The dress is a good heavy weight

however by then he was also experimenting with tiers and layers rather then one flowing length to the floor as we see here

The silk has a hint of transparency to it that gives it an interesting visual effect when the floral design falls over itself as the silk moves

The gown is a dream of construction with internal details like tulle set in and around the hip to gently hold the shape there and a wide band of dressmakers tape hidden inside the hem so that when it falls it has a touch of weight and fullness

Important Spring 1993 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture One Shoulder Silk Crepe Dress promo Crosses over and buttons ontoThe New York times said of this collection at the time; 'Yves Saint Laurent did it. With sophistication and authority in his collection for spring and summer, he gave validity to couture, the high end of the fashion industry. There was no desperate groping: this is the way the most expensive clothes in the world should look, he seemed to say. As the showings sailed into their final days, he re established himself today as the king of couture." after