Prettiest 1960s Yves Saint Laurent Stoffler Fabrics Yellow Brocade Dress w Clear Beads Pinks The waist nips in with

The waist nips in with a soft bow detailing on one side and the fabric is gathered in and up towards this detail

These sit underneath silk panels that are crossed and shaped over the bust to give the dress a bit of an Old Hollywood 1950s feel

The fabric choice allows it to be extremely light in weight and yet retain its shape and fullness

Bodice: 15" from neck to actual

Prettiest 1960s Yves Saint Laurent Stoffler Fabrics Yellow Brocade Dress w Clear Beads Pinks The waist nips in withThis dress is a fascinating little bit of the YSL history. In the late 1960s early 1970s you could buy YSL Vogue patterns and YSL approved fabrics in fabric stores and at fabric counters in the US and make a dress from an approved pattern book. This pattern book was a guide that recommended which sewing patterns went with the approved fabrics. Stoffler was one of the fabric distributors for this project and this dress has the label showing that