1970s Yves Saint Laurent Dot Dress & Belt designer-mary-mcfadden I love the long skinny

I love the long skinny sleeves and high neckline - it's the perfect balance to to the short hem line and the fitted silhouette

over-sized top that slims into a straight cut skirt

original tissue and has all the cardboard inserts

His signature hand set deep 10" hem becomes a detail in itself as you can see each perfect stitch subtly ringing the skirt and picking up the lines in the belt

I love the pops of cherry red against the deep blue and white

1970s Yves Saint Laurent Dot Dress & Belt designer-mary-mcfadden I love the long skinnyQuintessential YSL day wear, this dress has all the elements that YSL was famous for. I love the dots they are that perfect red screened onto a white silk crepe base. The skirt is cut to skim the hips and hug your the lower waist in flat set seamed pleats, before those pleats open to give the skirt just a touch of volume. The bodice is also cut to skim and sit loosely over the bodice with shoulders that are gathered along the seams for a touch of the