• The twin of this dress was shown for the Pre-fall 2018 Dior collection as Look 60
• It was made under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri.
• In Vogues' interview with Maria she said of the house that "We have to maintain our heritage, but at the same time, transform it into something that's very easy to wear - comfortable to." the collection had a significant portion devoted to stars with the evening dresses "...and embellished with constellation artwork from surrealist Jean Cocteau."
• The twin of this one was shown in a trio of these embellished dresses and this one with its beautiful embellished sun on the bodice is absolutely one of my strong favourites of the present presentation.
• The upper most part of the bodice and the skirt are made out of a black netting and this is mixed with the black velvet of the bodice. Onto that is an extensive pattern that combines bead work, sequins and embroidered black chenille thread work.
• The bodice of the dress is meant to be more fitted around you but it does not have any inner corset so it is still soft and easy on the body.
• I love the how the upper most part of the bodice is made out of the two layers of the netting for a little bit of skin too show through and then the inky black of the velvet offers a pretty contrast to that.
• The stylized sun that sits on the bodice has a beaded outline and then it is filled with embroidered thread and gold sequins. It appears that this was all hand done on an applique and then the applique was applied to the dress. It is just fabulous.
• The skirt is cut to be very full. It falls from the nipped in waist and then expands outwards from there. This gives it a soft and easy movement around you as you move. If you lay the skirt of flat it is just short of being a true circle skirt by the time it reaches to hem.
• Two layers of netting sit over an opaque silk inner layer next to your body. The very top layer is heavily embellished with gold sequins in various sizes mixed with black chenille embroidery. This gives it beautiful texture and ties it in perfectly with the sun on the top.
• There is a ton of fabric in a skirt. It is very light in weight so when you stand still it falls with just a slight volume but when you move it really moves around you beautifully.
• It is just outstanding in person and beautifully constructed.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk. The dress closes with a hidden set back zipper. I see a slight change in the direction of the velvet here and there. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern Dior FR34, GB6, IT38, US2
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15.5" from shoulder to waist
Total length: 59" from shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5747

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• This dress is from the Fall 2013 McQueen collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Sarah Burton.
• Charlize wore it's twin beautifully to an event that October.
• It is a beautiful dress that is very flattering on the body. McQueen was a master tailor and Sarah continued that same tradition during her era. The seam work and simplicity of this dress do not hide that fact.
• The dress is made is made from a beautifully light black crepe so it is easy to wear. The sculpted and shaped silhouette is classically McQueen.
• It is cut to flow over the body and skims over the bust, waist and hips to the floor.
• The shoulders have strong padding underneath. If you wanted a soft look, you could remove these, but they do help pull the structure there. The sleeves extend out from there and narrow to the zippered wrist.
• The neckline is cut more straight across the front and then each shoulder has an elaborate embellishment added.
• Covering the tops of the shoulder are gold leaves, gold, and more copper toe beads in various sizes and lengths as well as smaller silver beads. Mixed in with those are white and clear beads and then everything has been topped with prong set pink rhinestones.
• This elaborate embellishment curves over the top of each shoulder and then comes down the front into a point. It goes down the back of the shoulder as well, but not as deep.
• The back is a whole moment in itself. The sides ruffle down the back and then a tie extend out at the back of the neck to hold everything in place. This leaves a large expanse of skin bare and exposed.
• The waist has a more generous feel to it and then the skirt continues past that, curving over the hips and flares outwards as it reaches the hem.
• At the back there is extra fabric worked around the centre seam to give you a trained effect behind you. This flaring out at the bottom and the extra bit at the back give you fabulous movement when you walk or move.
  
• The dress is unlabeled. It is lined in a black silk through the skirt. It ties behind the neck and then closes with a hidden low set zipper at the back. Someone has tacked part of the back shut. I have not opened that up, but you could if you wanted or you can request me to prior to having it sent. There are hooks there that you could choose to leave more fully opened if you preferred a more open back. Each wrist has a hidden set zipper. Padding in the shoulders. It appears as if the front neckline was slightly altered. Priced accordingly. Please see the photos after the label shot.
• No size tag is present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Great condition with the minor notes above

Sleeves: 23.5" and they are just under 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: approximately 15-16"
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 12" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5748

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• This set is from the Fall 1978 YSL Rive Gauche collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent
• We found reference photos of the twin of each of these two pieces. They were not shown on the runway together but coordinating pieces where sold in the shops so they could be mixed and matched.
• I love that it is a set made up of two pieces. It looks like a full dress when worn together but you still have the versatility of being able to mix and match each with things you already have in your wardrobe.
• The top is made out of a black chiffon that has gold thread dots woven through the silk. The body of the skirt is a black velvet and then it has a extensive ruffle all the way around the neck in the same silk and gold chiffon.
• The silk chiffon used on both pieces is amazing. The gold thread that creates the dot pattern throughout really pops off the black.
• Yves was a master at choosing the fabrics that were the perfect compliment to his cuts. These pieces are no exception to that rule. The choice of the silk chiffon keep the top feather light and adding it to the skirt allows it to have that much more movement around you when you move.
• The top is cut to skim over you with a loose and easy feel that is more of a baby doll shape. I have shown the top both tucked and un-tucked so you can get an idea of the shape. 
• The collar is absolutely fantastic. It has a wide ruffle that circles the entire neckline. You can wear it more scooped at the front and closer to the neck or wear it wide and straight across to the very edges of the shoulders.
• I love the slight transparency that the top has with its single layer of silk chiffon.
• The skirt wraps and hooks where it meets. On the side that is open from there down to the hem is a silk chiffon ruffle in the same fabric as the top. This goes all the way to the hem and then around the bottom of the skirt. It adds fantastic movement as you move.
• The top is unlined and the velvet of the skirt is self-backed. The top slips over the head to wear. The skirt closes at the side with a flat hook and eye at the waist and it is open to the hem under that. If you did not want the skirt to be as open you could move the hook at the waist or add hooks along the side.
• Both pieces are tagged a vintage YSL 40
• Excellent condition

Top
Bust-bottom seam: will open to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 23.5" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13.5" from waist to hem
Hips: open
Total length: 40" from waist to the longest side of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5749

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.