Iconic Fall 1996 Yves Saint Laurent True Haute Couture 'Le Smoking' Black Tuxedo Skirt Suit designer-lillie-rubin This dress is especially interesting

This dress is especially interesting as it has a sample label inside along with it numbered Dior label

while the jacket has hidden hook & eye at the top of the neck

Dress (measured on the inner dress)

The colors are pure happy citrus hues - a mix of tangerine highlighted with vivid lemon

but this is the only one I have come across in this wonderful red color

Iconic Fall 1996 Yves Saint Laurent True Haute Couture 'Le Smoking' Black Tuxedo Skirt Suit designer-lillie-rubin This dress is especially interestingLike the other suit I have today by Yves this one is also a Haute Couture piece. This one is documented and from the Fall 1996 collection. Supermodel Claudia Schiffer walked the runway in a pant version of it for that season. Having both reference photos and the video of that moment allows you to see the incredible tailoring and movement of the piece. For the runway it was shown with a pant. My client ordered it with a pencil skirt which gives it the