Incredible Fall 1993 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Black Silk Chiffon Dress W Ruffle Full Sleeves designer-lanvin They are laid out over

They are laid out over the fabric edge to edge and cover both pieces entirely

I consider most of his pieces demi-couture for that very reason

The collar is high and again gathered there

It is a fantastical combination of a bright orange-coral silk with amazing feather detailing at the cuffs and circling the entire hem

Incredible Fall 1993 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Black Silk Chiffon Dress W Ruffle Full Sleeves designer-lanvin They are laid out overThis is an interesting dress because Yves used the same pink feather styling that he did in this collection for a longer but very similar Haute Couture version that season. On the runway this dress was styled with a pink feather collar and then produced without. From a practical stand point it does make it far easier to get multiple wears out of it. It otherwise is identical to the runway version in design. Yves was a designer who mixed and matched