1980s Yves Saint Laurent Painters Smock Dress designer-nat-kaplan Love the wide cut neckline

Love the wide cut neckline and the avant garde cut where that neck line meets the shoulders

The dots also appear to get darker as they near the hem but this is just a clever optical illusion

rich velvet in a true deep black

The cuffs are a double flap as is the flap where it buttons at the front

Made of fluid liquid silk jersey

1980s Yves Saint Laurent Painters Smock Dress designer-nat-kaplan Love the wide cut necklineMade in a hard to find, larger size, this Yves Saint Laurent smock or sack dress is constructed from a light weight polished cotton that is fabulous once on. These sack dresses were a mainstay of his line during this time period. They really played on volume and cut. Despite this fullness it can still be immensely flattering if the proportions are kept in balance when styled and on. I love the fullness through the body and that those spectacular