Wonderful c.1974 Yves Saint Laurent Brilliant Floral Print Strapless Cotton Dress w Top Stitched Gathers designer-simone-rocha This is a dress that

This is a dress that is meant to be on an actual body and as beautiful as it looks here my dress form is not doing it anywhere near the justice it deserves

Harvey Berin opened his self-named label in 1921 and by the 1940s his label was considered to be a leader in American fashion

You just pop this one on

There is a notch a few inches under that front plunge where a tie loops through - I have then tied it up and around the bottom of the V to create that drape

Onto this is a heavy and remarkable bead work that covers the entire lower portion of the skirts to just under the bust

Wonderful c.1974 Yves Saint Laurent Brilliant Floral Print Strapless Cotton Dress w Top Stitched Gathers designer-simone-rocha This is a dress thatThis dress has a print that was used in and around the 1974 collections. Similar prints were also used slightly earlier. It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent The colours in the cotton are amazing. It has held the colour extremely well and they are as crisp and vibrant as the day it went on the shop floor. Yves was a master at choosing the fabrics that were the perfect compliment to the prints that he used. This dress is no