1970s Black Velvet & Braid Yves Saint Laurent Dress designer-alfred-bosand You can of course bring

You can of course bring it back in

Constructed of two layers of the same exterior silk through the bodice and skirt with the sleeves a single layer

bright green with the mod pop art design woven into the fabric in shades of gold

The inner bodice has a built in foundation garment as shown

1970s Black Velvet & Braid Yves Saint Laurent Dress designer-alfred-bosand You can of course bringA luxurious, rich black velvet maxi dress has a stunning slim column cut. This gown by Yves Saint Laurent is stunning in its simplicity. It flows to the floor in a widening fall of velvet. Yves takes that and then adds a classic YSL detailing through the shoulders and neck with twist with wide flat braids set into the seams an adornment used over and over on pieces form this time period and making it instantly identifiable as a YSL piece. The cut is