Fabulous 1980s Yves Saint Laurent Strapless Deep Red Plaid Silk & Cotton Dress designer-kenzo one purple and one white

one purple and one white

It is strapless but has a clever built in boned bodice that runs through the torso to hold it in place

Each tier of layered in silver lame threading

The skirt is quite fitted and is cut long and lean with subtle flat pleats that allow the wearer to be able to move despite its strict seeming cut

Fabulous 1980s Yves Saint Laurent Strapless Deep Red Plaid Silk & Cotton Dress designer-kenzo one purple and one whiteThis dress is from the Yves Saint Laurent variation line which was an experimental lower priced lined that last for a short time period during the 80s. Most of the pieces you see from it are not what I look for from his work on a day to day basis but this particular dress had such great lines I could not resist picking it up. There was just something so fabulous about it and it is really in par with the regular label and what he did in the couture