Gorgeous Fall 1986 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Plunge Silk Velvet Leopard Dress designer-roland-mouret The skirt is set asymmetrically

The skirt is set asymmetrically and this was the beginning of this detailing that has gone on to become one of their signatures in current collections

There is light boning on the sides of the bust for light support and it is seamed to curve around and over the bust

This is a stunning Christian Dior dress by Raf Simons from the Fall 2014 collection

The cut is very simple with no collar or cuffs

There is space left between the two sides of the plunge and I love that little detail

Gorgeous Fall 1986 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Plunge Silk Velvet Leopard Dress designer-roland-mouret The skirt is set asymmetricallyThis remarkable dress is the twin of the one that walked the runway for the Fall 1986 Rive Gauche collection by Yves Saint Laurent. I was so pleased to find a shot of it on because it really shows you just how much it comes to life when worn. He did several variations of this look for that season and this deep brown velvet with its leopard print within the velvet is one of my favourites. I am obsessed with his work and this one is so well known,