Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1981 Haute Couture Steel Grey Dress bridal private This is very special and

This is very special and it is also very beautiful

The dress is identical in every way to the ivory except that this on is black with an ivory detailing and the one Elle wore was its mirrored opposite

The lightness of the fabric combined with the pleating give it a swinging bouncy f that I love

A tiny bit of softening of the pleats here and there but there are so many yards of silk in the skirt that its immaterial

Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1981 Haute Couture Steel Grey Dress bridal private This is very special andThe 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