Spring 2013 Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane Strapless Black Silk Dress w Scooped Front Hem

This dress is from the Spring 2013 YSL collection. It was made under the creative direction of Hedi Slimane and this was his debut collection for the label. The two closest looks that were shown on the runway that had the same/similar style of skirt were Looks 38 and 45 on the runway. We included both of those so you get an idea of how this falls once on the body. The bodice is strapless with a double panel of black silk that wraps around the entire bodice splitting at the back on either side of the zipper. The inner panel is fitted to the bottom and then the other one floats over that and is attached only around the upper edge. Inside there is a full built-in corset made out of black lingerie stretch netting that is lightly boned. It hooks to close at the side under the exterior zipper and has an attached waist stay that hooks to close. This is what holds the dress in place around you. From the the seem directly under the bodice panel the dress falls to the floor. It is pleated into that seam at the centre of both the back and the front and this helps to give it added volume and hold it slightly away from the body. It skims over the waist and curves back out over the hips. It flares out with more volume around the legs and then narrows in words towards the hem. At the front, it is caught on a upward curve that makes the front portion of the dress more of a mini dress length. That cut out is cut on a beautiful curve down and around to the hem at the back and at the back it is completely full length. It is perfectly minimalist and yet has a definitive nod towards the time period where Yves favoured the same cut through the skirt. The dress has a full built-in boned inner corset that closes with its own zipper and hooks at the waist. The rest of the dress is unlined. It closes at the side over the inner corset with a hidden set zipper. Tagged a modern YSL FR36 Excellent condition Bust: 30-32" around the interior, including the cups Inner waist: to 12.25" flat across from side seam to side seam Hips: open Bodice: 8.5" from top of bodice to inner waist Total length: 56" from waist to back hem and 28.5" to the shortest part of the front hem. Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML Item# DD5690 Reference Photos: Spring 2013 Saint Laurent, Looks 38 & 45. All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.