Spectacular Spring 1990 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Silk Damask Runway Suit w Amazing Pearl Jewel Buttons Lame & Metallics Reference Photos: F/W 2002 Oscar

Reference Photos: F/W 2002 Oscar De La Renta Runway Collection

The beads and sequins add weight to the dress but it is very comfortable when on

the shorts at the front and the dress at the back

Larger faceted beads are worked through the pattern

It seems to weigh mere ounces when you hold it and yet it somehow manages to retain the structure and volume he intended it to have

Spectacular Spring 1990 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Silk Damask Runway Suit w Amazing Pearl Jewel Buttons Lame & Metallics Reference Photos: F/W 2002 Oscar"The end of this catwalk show was greeted by 10 minutes of a standing ovation, following Yves Saint Laurent's homage via 119 designs to the hugely talented men and women who had thus far influenced him and made an impression upon him" is how the notes on this collection in the book 'Yves Saint Laurent: Catwalk' begins. The portion of the collection that featured this fabric, done in several colour ways, was a dedication to his time at Christian Dior.