Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1991 Runway Slinky Gold Lame Dress designer-azzedine-alaia The back scooped scandalously low

The back scooped scandalously low and again is edged with the white so that it sits slightly away from the body in the most interesting and sculptural of ways

In the book "The Art of Zandra Rhodes:" she says of this design:

The waist nips in and then the skirt flares out from there

It all adds up to make it feel like an instant classic

It holds the color perfectly and the saturation of the print stands the test of time by staying true and crisp

Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1991 Runway Slinky Gold Lame Dress designer-azzedine-alaia The back scooped scandalously lowThe Shrimpton Couture Archives The twin of this dress was worn on the Yves Saint Laurent runway by supermodel Yasmeen Ghauri. We also found runway footage and lots of reference photos of the dress as she walked the catwalk in it that season. It is an exceptional rare and wonderful piece by Yves Saint Laurent. These gold lame pieces are what defined that season and I am very pleased to have found this example. Especially given its tie in with Yasmeen.