Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1981 Haute Couture Steel Grey Dress z-archive-2010s † The bodice has a

† The bodice has a beautiful peaked sculptural detail at the neckline

A real collectible and a real rarity

The skirt closes with a painted metal zipper and hook & eye at the waist

From there the skirt flows to the floor with those four panels of black and green fabric

It has been hand screened with a gorgeous and vibrant print that was applied and pre-planned for before piecing the fabric together

Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1981 Haute Couture Steel Grey Dress z-archive-2010s † The bodice has aThe Shrimpton Couture Archives And iconic piece of Haute Couture. the dress is a steel gray colour and is gathered all along one side. The skirt can be puffed out to create the shape that you see. It's from the fall 1981 Couture show. You can see that on the runway it had an added bow and extra layer and the Couture client for this dress simplify that, and I think this actually works even better. Reference Photos: (1 2) Fall 1981 Yves Saint Laurent