Spring 1978 Yves Saint Laurent Off Shoulder Voluminous Smock Dress designer-emanuel-ungaro Item# DD658

Item# DD658

I love that the inner skirt is finished at its hem with a silk piping of the same fabric as the exterior

It closes with a series of buttons down the front and these are all hidden under the front panel of fabric It is utterly gorgeous

The fabric is classic black moss crepe

This came out of an estate and the woman had several labeled Lanvin pieces and a grouping of what was sold as unlabeled Lanvin as well (see the other listing for a similar top)

Spring 1978 Yves Saint Laurent Off Shoulder Voluminous Smock Dress designer-emanuel-ungaro Item# DD658Yves did a series of these oversized dresses that fell off the shoulder and into that great expanse of volume for the 1979 Haute Couture show and then that silhouette trickled down in the Rive Gauche collection that season and the next. This one is an unusual example of the look in that it is made out of a light and airy cotton voile rather then his usual silk taffeta's and chiffon that you see more often. The dress is cut to be very oversized and has