Fantastic Fall 1986 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Strapless Deep Purple-Blue Hand Gathered Velvet Dress designer-ruben-panis The edges are left raw

The edges are left raw so it has a deconstructed feel

The dress is absolutely wonderful and it really showcases the higher end work that the label was capable of

This is from the era that both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were designing for the label and for this particular collection they brought in Celia birtwell

early North Beach Leather set is entirely hand stencilled by the infamous Ken Fung

Love the notched collar

Fantastic Fall 1986 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Strapless Deep Purple-Blue Hand Gathered Velvet Dress designer-ruben-panis The edges are left rawThe twin of the dress walk the runway for the Fall 1986 collection. It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent On the runway it was shown in both this colour and also in a red. The dress is constructed in a way that creates its unusual gathered velvet technique. It is also what gives it an amazing tactile feel when its touched. The colour of the velvet is a beautiful deep purple that in certain lights has a touch of a blue