1980s James Galanos Gold Lame Blue Dress w Heavily Sequinned & Jewelled Strapless Bodice designer-emanuel-ungaro This is a gorgeous purple

This is a gorgeous purple print Yves Saint Laurent jacket whose fabric has a fabulous top stitch

and yo could then switch it out to an ivory (or to any other color) if the black was too stark

For a piece that is almost 100 years old is it to be considered in outstanding

The jacket is tagged a vintage YSL 34 and the pants a 44

The fabric is amazing - it feels so unusual and wonderful - you will be constantly touching it

1980s James Galanos Gold Lame Blue Dress w Heavily Sequinned & Jewelled Strapless Bodice designer-emanuel-ungaro This is a gorgeous purpleJames Galanos was just 27 years old when he launched his first label called Galanos Originals in 1951. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award. By 1958 he was producing clothing that could range in price from $200 to $3000, an astronomical price for ready to wear for that time period. when you convert that to modern dollars and realize that it would be just under 30k for his upper range pieces. Part of the reason for those high