Exquisite Fall 2000 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Velvet Dress w Net Inset Panels designer-annacat I have shown it completely

I have shown it completely buttoned so you can get the full effect of the intended shape and line but you could wear it more open to show a touch of skin

A similar gown was used in the 1977 ad campaign and appeared in L'Officiel - see last photo

The waist is cinched under the fitted one shoulder bodice

Alexander McQueen handed his audience a self-imagined fantasy of crinolined princesses and British-colonial romance of such beauty

The inside is a brilliant red silk that offers high contrast every time you get a peak of the interior

Exquisite Fall 2000 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Velvet Dress w Net Inset Panels designer-annacat I have shown it completelyThis incredible dress is from the Fall 2000 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture collection and its twin walked the runway that season. The collection was lauded by the press. Marie Claire said 'Faithful to himself, Yves Saint Laurent has once again surpassed himself, without ever betraying the clean look that has become his signature.' The New York Times review by Cathryn Horn noted that the show was attended by ladies such as Nan Kempner who sat just a