1973 Yves Saint Laurent Pink Silk Ruffle Set designer-loris-azzaro I adore the flat silver

I adore the flat silver grey piping used to highlight the design

Fortuny took this structural attribute and achieved the similar

Mosaique Au 24 by Benoit Pierre Emery

The skirt flows out over a more fitted lining in green silk and has an interesting visual effect around the hem created by the print

An amazing and exceedingly rare

1973 Yves Saint Laurent Pink Silk Ruffle Set designer-loris-azzaro I adore the flat silverThis is an exceptional silk taffeta ball gown skirt and ruffled top set that also retains its original sash. I have added two photos the monotone one is from the "Yves Saint Laurent; Icons of Fashion Design" book and shows the haute couture gown from the 1971 72 collection inspired by Marcel Proust. Yves designed these "poetic taffeta gowns in what might be termed a Proustian vein" is what the book states. This haute couture look was then translated