F/W 2002 Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Runway Textured Dress designer-stephen-burrows Valentino and other couture designers

Valentino and other couture designers

It closes all the way down the front with a row of matching fabric covered buttons down the front with an easy to wear shift silhouette

Both pieces are lined in a hand set red silky rayon

The waist nips in and the skirt flows to the floor in a cascade of fabric that has tremendous volume

F/W 2002 Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Runway Textured Dress designer-stephen-burrows Valentino and other couture designersThis is a more intricate version of dress Look 32 as seen on the Fall 2002 Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent runway. The Vogue review of that collection stated in part: "Tom Ford is very, very good at being wicked. The designer was in an adult erotic frame of mind at Yves Saint Laurent, taking potential clichs such as black satin ribbon, taffeta, velvet, chantilly lace and fur and applying them in an offhand way to extravagant, body emphasizing pieces