This is just a spectacular dress. Its twin walked the runway for the Spring 1990 season and I love having the runway photos so that you can see how phenomenal the dress is. The Spring 1990 collection was fully of whimsy and ruffles and it highlighted just how well Yves could do a feminine piece with a bit of wit and romance. I absolutely love this dress and I think it is fantastically beautiful.

One of the things that I love most about this dress is how much the feel of it changes depending on what length you choose to wear it at. Without the belt it is this full and easy piece that has no defined waist and a low dropped skirt. You can then add the belt to give it a bit of shape around the hip or wear the belt higher up to define the waist more. From there you can start to adjust how long it sits on you. The back is cut a bit longer than the front and this lets you really hike the front up and into a micro mini if you wanted to. I took a few photos of it at the various lengths on the dress form and you could probably go even shorter if you wanted. You could even wear this as a tunic and layer it over something. The dress is made from a light weight silk chiffon that feels like it weighs virtually nothing once on the body. It has a brilliant and beautiful floral pattern that covers its entire surface and mixes that bright green with blue and pinks. Shots of gold thread add a fabulous little glimmer. The photos do not convey how gorgeous the fabric is in real life. Elastic sits around the top of the shoulders so you can wear it fully off the shoulder or you can wear it up and on the shoulders if you wish. Each sleeve is incredibly full and open and goes to about the elbow with elastic at their ends. The bodice is cut to skim over you and continues on to be loose and easy to past the waist and hips. It comes with its matching fabric belt that is what lets you play with the length and shape. A little tie of fabric sets to one side of the skirt ties into a soft bow for added detail there. The bottom edge of the skirt is finished with a wide ruffle and this adds to the volume and movement that the skirt already has. The fabric is light enough that the skirt will move with the slightest bit of air. When you move it moves. I love it. Excellent condition

Fully lined through the body of the dress in a slightly textured nude silk chiffon. The sleeves are unlined. It slips on to wear with elastic at the shoulder and sleeves. The belt hooks so close. Tagged a vintage YSL 36 and the loose and easy cut should allow it to fit a variety of sizes.

Sleeves: approx 17" and are open and full through the upper arm
Shoulders: adjustable
Bust: 17-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approx 36" from top of natural shoulder to front hem, 43" to the back and then you can adjust with the belt to be micro mini
Belt: 36" from end to end and you could adjust where the hooks sit upwards another inch and down to where you needed. 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4807

Reference Photos: Spring 1990 Yves Saint Laurent.

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