1970s Yves Saint Laurent Red Gauze Multi Length Caftan Dress designer-oscar-de-la-renta It has so much movement

It has so much movement and impact

Both the corset and the exterior layer close with zippers

It has a definitive throw back to the forties in feel and could easily be worn for evening wear with the correct undergarments

Few pieces I have seen are plunged that far and have that strong a shoulder - it is like he took all the stereotypes of power and sex and dramatically emphasized them

less so as time passed and his prints become his bread and butter

1970s Yves Saint Laurent Red Gauze Multi Length Caftan Dress designer-oscar-de-la-renta It has so much movementThis red Yves Saint Laurent dress is especially fun because it can be worn so many different ways. Its like having a half dozen dresses in one. It is made from a red crepe silk gauze that has a touch of transparency to it. There are yards of fabric used in its construction and it is very light in weight. The versatility come sin part from that loose and easy cut and also because of how the waist, neck and cuffs are finished. The waist has a drawstring