Fall 1982 Yves Saint Laurent Black Ruffled One Shoulder Dress designer-biba Tiny straps suspend the dress

Tiny straps suspend the dress from the shoulders but you could tuck them in and wear this strapless if you wish

Bust: 16-18" flat across the back from seam to seam

Once on it feels perfectly balanced but it is astonishing how much fabric there is

It has a slit on one leg to break the length of all that silk and each sleeve is left unlined and billows delicately in an almost cape like way

Fall 1982 Yves Saint Laurent Black Ruffled One Shoulder Dress designer-biba Tiny straps suspend the dressI love this black one shoulder dress by Yves Saint Laurent. It is in the spirit that the last few modern YSL collections have been based on and you can see the influence in archive pieces like this one on the modern day collections. The dress is constructed of black crepe through the body with silk taffeta ruffles adorning the neckline, shoulder and hem. It is cut to drape over the bust and waist rather then hug it tightly and then the hips are more