Yves Saint Laurent Spring 1987 Haute Couture Raffia Dress z-archive-1980s The skirt wraps to close

The skirt wraps to close and ties

You can see the work of the Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell team in the cut of this dress and fabric choice

The jacket is amazing with its loose blousing silhouette that would have perfectly topped his form fitting silhouettes

Item# DD2296

Lined in a matching red silk and closes with a series of hook & eye and snaps that conceal the zipper from the waist down as to not interfere with the line of the skirt

Yves Saint Laurent Spring 1987 Haute Couture Raffia Dress z-archive-1980s The skirt wraps to closeThe Shrimpton Couture Archives This is the twin of the dress that walked the runway. It is almost impossible to photo on a dress form. Please reference the runway photos for how it will sit on a body. It's made out of raffia and has a sense of transparency to it because it has no lining Reference Photos: (1 2) S S 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Runway Show. (3) Brynja Sverrisdottir in S S 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Couture. Photo by David Bailey.