1970s Yves Saint Laurent Fused Velvet & Silk Chiffon Shift Dress designer-john-galliano Stunning Couvertures et Tenues de

Stunning Couvertures et Tenues de Jour designed by Jacques Eudel

There are some very faint storage marks here and there and a couple of missing sequins and beads but nothing that truly detract form this beautiful example of Dior in this time period

/  (2) Karen Bjornsen

A similar gown also resides in The Met collection with a shorter skirt length and different pattern

1970s Yves Saint Laurent Fused Velvet & Silk Chiffon Shift Dress designer-john-galliano Stunning Couvertures et Tenues deThis dress is just divine. The photos cannot do the luxuriousness and richness of the fabric justice. It is cut in a simple and easy shift with long wide cut sleeves. It is made from an almost weightless silk chiffon in black and onto the silk is are little squares of a black silk velvet set haphazardly over the silk. The spaces in between the velvet are semi transparent and give the dress an added layer of texture that it would not have if it was