Fall 1982 Yves Saint Laurent Black Ruffled One Shoulder Dress designer-biba Once on it feels perfectly

Once on it feels perfectly balanced but it is astonishing how much fabric there is

It has a slit on one leg to break the length of all that silk and each sleeve is left unlined and billows delicately in an almost cape like way

This could be eliminated by shortening the front slightly or the edges carefully tacked down around it

42" to bottom of scarfs

Modern Sizing Equivalent: C389

Fall 1982 Yves Saint Laurent Black Ruffled One Shoulder Dress designer-biba Once on it feels perfectlyI love this black one shoulder dress by Yves Saint Laurent. It is in the spirit that the last few modern YSL collections have been based on and you can see the influence in archive pieces like this one on the modern day collections. The dress is constructed of black crepe through the body with silk taffeta ruffles adorning the neckline, shoulder and hem. It is cut to drape over the bust and waist rather then hug it tightly and then the hips are more