1973 Yves Saint Laurent Pink Silk Ruffle Set designer-loris-azzaro flower power crop top set

flower power crop top set by Nina Ricci

ruffled skirts constructed out of tiers of delicate petals and prints are botanical ñ brightly coloured birds and blooms

Item# HH05

I adore the flat silver grey piping used to highlight the design

The skirt flows out over a more fitted lining in green silk and has an interesting visual effect around the hem created by the print

1973 Yves Saint Laurent Pink Silk Ruffle Set designer-loris-azzaro flower power crop top setThis is an exceptional silk taffeta ball gown skirt and ruffled top set that also retains its original sash. I have added two photos the monotone one is from the "Yves Saint Laurent; Icons of Fashion Design" book and shows the haute couture gown from the 1971 72 collection inspired by Marcel Proust. Yves designed these "poetic taffeta gowns in what might be termed a Proustian vein" is what the book states. This haute couture look was then translated