1970s Yves Saint Laurent Fused Velvet & Silk Chiffon Shift Dress designer-vivienne-westwood The cut is remarkable and

The cut is remarkable and dramatic

All the button holes

They are romantic

Each sleeve balloons above the cuff and the front of the bodice can be tied

1970s Yves Saint Laurent Fused Velvet & Silk Chiffon Shift Dress designer-vivienne-westwood The cut is remarkable andThis dress is just divine. The photos cannot do the luxuriousness and richness of the fabric justice. It is cut in a simple and easy shift with long wide cut sleeves. It is made from an almost weightless silk chiffon in black and onto the silk is are little squares of a black silk velvet set haphazardly over the silk. The spaces in between the velvet are semi transparent and give the dress an added layer of texture that it would not have if it was