1970s Pauline Trigere Fused Velvet & Chocolate Silk Chiffon Dress w Attached Tie at Neck designer-yves-saint-laurent Partially lined in a white

Partially lined in a white silk with a pastel floral design through the upper half and inside of the sleeves

Made of two layers of silk over each other

At the center of each flower is a large clear crystal marquis shaped stone in a prong setting

It is meant to be slightly over-sized and sloppy in feel in that perfect nineties way

The inner bodice is boned for support

1970s Pauline Trigere Fused Velvet & Chocolate Silk Chiffon Dress w Attached Tie at Neck designer-yves-saint-laurent Partially lined in a whiteI always love finding a great example of Pauline Trigere's work and this dress is one. The first thing that strikes you when you pick this up is that it weighs far less then you would think. You tend to think velvet will be heavy but this is a fine silk velvet fused onto silk chiffon and this allows for that feeling of lightness and movement that the dress has. Once on it is heavenly to wear. I love how she has used the curving design of the velvet